I have heard of all the women in certain areas giving the DOCTOR's name as their child's middle name! Maybe the US south(?). Maureen --- GaelEire@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 4/27/02 3:24:44 PM Central Daylight > Time, > Schmoo598@aol.com writes: > > > > I've also seen several times a son's first or middle > name is his mother's > > maiden name. This can sometimes prove an invaluable > clue! > > > > > > > > Another thing to watch for is if you have a child born to > a single mother. > Sometimes the child's middle name is the real father's > last name! > Take care, > Tracy > > Thank you for submitting your research interests to the > IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY > Surname Database. We have received the following data: > > Surname: > From: > Borough: > Dates: > Contact: > > If this information is incorrect, please reply to this > email with any changes. > > Thank you, > T Cassidy > > IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY list admin > > > ==== IRISH-NEW-YORK-CITY Mailing List ==== > List Administrators: > Tracy Cassidy GaelEire@aol.com > Jim McCarthy SPAGHETTICOWBOY@cs.com > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online > genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ===== Researching: Costello, Lynch, Raftree/Raftery, Doran, Cotter, Shannon, Sullivan, Gansberg, Bove, Zeidt/Seitz, VonAlleman/Wollerman, Amacher, Giefer, Fischer, Marlot, Koch, Hense, Jackler, Alvine, Shook, Shelly, Prichard, Tye, Daly, Early, Greene, Callaghan, Fitzgerald, McGrath __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - your guide to health and wellness http://health.yahoo.com

My Uncle, born in Brooklyn of Irish parents, was given the last name of the delivering doctor when he was born in 1900 slainte sheila