The following information was copied from the Cumberland List, and may be of use during your research. Here is a list of traditional naming patterns in Cumberland and the Borders area of Scotland. It may be accurate for other parts of the country, but I haven't studied those. I have been able to establish pedigrees by tracing the way in which our families named their children after their ancestors. Traditional naming patterns 1st son----------father's father 2nd son---------mother's father 3rd son---------father 4th son---------father's oldest brother 5th son---------father's 2nd oldest brother or mother's oldest brother 1st dau---------mother's mother 2nd dau--------father's mother 3rd dau---------mother 4th dau-------- mother's oldest sister 5th dau---------mother's second oldest sister or father's oldest sister Best Regards, Bruce Glass, List Master.