In a message dated 12/11/99 6:39:18 AM Central Standard Time, bste@aub.auc.dk writes: << Does anyone know of any research which has been made into the occurrence (or exclusion) of particular christian names in Jacobite famillies in the various periods of Scottish history? >> I would Imagine for a while that James/Seumas were popular for a short period. For those, newer to the list, who do not know, Jacobite simply means a follower of James, James being an Anglicized or bastardized form of Jacob. To be a Jacobite was to follow after King James the____ (Please Miss. I'm sorry Mrs. MacKenzie, It seems all those strappings were a waste of your time an energy, I don't remember which James but I think it was the second. Which as we all know automatically makes it the 82nd on any exam?) No the James did not go that high. Dave