Hi Garry, Thanks for that printout of naming patterns which I will keep. No this rule was not always followed as shown in my ancestors of Irish birth living in Cardiff Wales. My great grandparents. I know the names of both their fathers but they do not show up until the 3rd and 9th sons name. 1st son was not named for his father's father. Not sure who he was named after but think it was fathers brother. 2nd son was named after his father. 3rd son named after his mothers father and so on Eldest daughter was named after her mother but do not have any information on the fathers and mothers families to check out who the rest of the 8 children were named after. Yes it would be so easy if they all stuck to this rule as it would be so easy to search for those persons wouldn't it? Kind regards, Mary in Nth Qld where it has been raining for a week and we are all sick of it! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Garry McFadden" <gmcf@telus.net> To: <countycork@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 12:48 PM Subject: Re: [CO CORK] naming patterns for RC Irish families > 1st son was named after the father's father > 2nd son was named after the mother's father > 3rd son was named after the father > 4th son was named after the father's eldest brother > > 1st daughter was named after the mother's mother > 2nd daughter was named after the father's mother > 3rd daughter was named after the mother > 4th daughter was named after the mother's eldest sister > > > These patterns were not locked in, so to speak. > > Garry McFadden > Researching Myles, McFadden & Raneous > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jane Sullivan [mailto:janeoz123@bigpond.com] > Sent: April-02-10 5:49 AM > To: irl-wicklow@rootsweb.com; irl-co-kildare@rootsweb.com; > countycork@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CO CORK] naming patterns for RC Irish families > > I remember seeing a posting a while ago about the naming patterns use by > Irish families. I do not know for certain the names of parents & > grandparents of my ancestor, but am trying to use a process of elimination > using the names of the children. Could someone remind me of the naming > pattern? > > > > I have a Thomas McEvoy who was the son of a David McEvoy & Mary Hayden. > Thomas had a son called David and daughters called Mary, Julia, Ellen, > Alice, Beatrice, Charlotte & Edith. A first child a girl, named Margaret > Rose died soon after arrival in Australia. > > > > In Thomas's will, he leaves money to his brother David, and sisters Mary, > Ellen & Julia. > > Is it possible to try to work out what David McEvoy & Mary Hayden's > parents' names may have been. > > Thanks. > > > > Jane > > australia > > > > > > > Check out the Ireland GenWeb County Cork Website at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcor/ > It is a good place to find information related to your family research. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COUNTYCORK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >