Hi Maurie I wish it was easy to my family but i have also found Looking for Ann i have found them called Rose Ann and Mary Ann on the Death certificate it has Ann try and find the birth so usually lose a few credits on Scotland's People then find out They were Rose or Mary for someone like me that is not that good at searching can be very daunting at times .and make Scotland's people very rich but i must it admit they are also very good . Kind regards jean On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 6:42 AM, Maurie O'Connor <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jean and David, > > I've got 'pure' Irish from Wicklow (who more or less seemed to following the > traditional Irish naming pattern - but who were sons 3 and 4 named after?) > and Irish-English from Tipperary (who didn't). And a g-g-grandmother from > Wicklow who falls into the NBI category but whose surname suggests Cornish > origins. I was curious about Scottish naming traditions, so Googled it. > > This rather lengthy explanation is from > http://www.halmyre.abel.co.uk/Family/naming.htm > > First son is named for the Father's Father. > Second son is named for the Mother's Father. > Third son is named for the Father's Father's Father. > Fourth son is named for the Mother's Mother's Father. > Fifth son is named for the Father's Mother's Father. > Sixth son is named for the Mother's Father's Father. > Seventh through Tenth sons are named for the Father's Great-Grandfathers. > Tenth through Fourteenth sons for the Mother's Great-Grandfathers. > First daughter is named for the Mother's Mother. > Second daughter is named for the Father's Mother. > Third daughter is named for the Mother's Father's Mother. > Fourth daughter is named for the Father's Father's Mother. > Fifth daughter is named for the Mother's Mother's Mother. > Sixth daughter is named for the Father's Mother's Mother. > Seventh through tenth daughters are named for the Mother's > Great-Grandmothers. > Tenth through fourteenth daughters for the Father's Great-Grandmothers. > > NOTES: > > In some cases you will find that the order is reversed with the first and > second children, i.e. the first-born son being named after the mother's > father and the second-born son after the father's father. If this is the > case then the daughters are also usually reversed. > > You will also find instances where a child is named 'out of pattern', after > an aunt or uncle who has died, or after an admired other relative or friend > of the parent. > > If a child dies in infancy, his or her name is often given to a subsequent > child - a natural consequence of the high birth rate and infant mortality > rates of past times. > > These are only general guidelines and were certainly not always followed. > > > > *************************************** > 1- Only leave in the body of the mail what is relevant to your answer > > 2- Change the SUBJECT LINE to suit the body of your own Mail to List. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Kind regards Jean