Does anyone on the list know of any good sites that explain English marriage and children naming traditions? Thanks, Tony

This was posted to the Shropshire List in 2002 by Beverley Morris Annes of Arizona. Is this what you are looking for Anthony? According to 'In search of your British and Irish Roots' by Angus Baxter he says: The first son was named after the father's father, the second son after the mother's father, the third son after the father, the fourth son after the father's eldest brother, the first daughter after the mother's mother, the second daughter after the father's mother, the third daughter after the mother, the fourth daughter after the mother's eldest sister There were exceptions to the pattern when the naming system produced a duplication of names. In that case, the name was taken from the next on the list; i.e. if the eldest son was named John after the father's father, and the mother's father was also named John, then the second son was named after the father. The pattern was especially used during the years 1700-1875. Many of my own researched families do indeed follow this pattern. Hope this helps. Ann ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antony Jordan" <tony@antonyjordan.freeserve.co.uk> To: <ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:41 PM Subject: [ENG-SHROP] English Marriage & Naming Traditions > Does anyone on the list know of any good sites that explain English marriage > and children naming traditions? > > Thanks, > > Tony > > > > ==== ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS Mailing List ==== > DO NOT send 'Unsubscribe' requests to the list. Send a new e-mail with just the word - unsubscribe - in the message body to ~ ENG-SHROPSHIRE-PLUS-L-request@rootsweb.com ~ Substitute -D- for -L- if in 'Digest' mode. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >