My experience with Irish names is that they will often name a child with first and middle name and then use the middle name. I.e. George Robert was called Bobby by his family; Joseph William was called Billy. I have seen this many times in many families. Irene ----- Original Message ----- From: Cathy Connelly<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 8:47 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] NAME VERSIONS I also have a question about names. One of my ancestors is shown on all census forms as Timothy, his wife on land records as widow of Timothy, but on one child's death record , father's name is shown as Patrick. Any thoughts on which would have been the "first" name? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Hess" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> To: <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 5:34 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-AMER] NAME VERSIONS >I have another question about Irish naming patterns that is a bit >different. I have read about the typical naming patterns for boys vs >girls, and have read comments that there may be some variations to the >pattern in different areas of Ireland. But my question is about the use of >middle names. I see Irish families on Census records where there is a 1st >and last name for the parents who were born in Ireland and moved to the US, >but then start to see 1st and middle names for some of their children born >in the US, though usually no middle names for the first child or two. Did >people born in Ireland have middle names or was that something that started >in the US? Just wondering if anyone knows about that. > > > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> wrote: On the subject of names: A certain SIMON > REYNOLDS has proven fairly elusive > and I have wondered for the last four years whether or not he might > actually > have been named something else and just called Simon. > > Pat, would your book have anything to say about the name, or "nicknames" > for, Simon? > > He would have been born about 1820, probably in the east of County > Galway, > and was Catholic. > > Thank you, > Sheila > > > > ************************************** > AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com<http://www.aol.com/>. > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/<http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > --------------------------------- > Finding fabulous fares is fun. > Let Yahoo! FareChase search your favorite travel sites to find flight and > hotel bargains. > > ====Irish American Mailing List===== > Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry > at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/<http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ====Irish American Mailing List===== Add/check your surname to the Irish-American mailing list Surname Registry at: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/<http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrishAmerican/> ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message