I have, as a given name, the married surname of my fathers aunt because she had no children of her own. Unfortunately nothing to do with inheriting anything! Jenny ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 11:40:39 +0000 From: Lynn Kitson <lynnkitson@hotmail.com> Subject: [MDX] Home Fires - Richard House HOCKINGS To: Middx <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <DUB126-W3210C52AA2F5CF9D320333DE580@phx.gbl> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Happy new year to all listers. My grandfather Richard Hockings was born in Lympstone, Devon in 1865. He moved to London, Drury Lane, to work for his aunt Ann Shears (Hockings) and her husband Richard in 1881. I would like to know why he was given the middle name House (his aunt's husband's surname) when it was more normal for a child to take their mothers maiden name (hers was Coventon). Thank you Lynn ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 14:23:42 -0000 From: "Pauline Taylor" <ap.taylor@virgin.net> Subject: Re: [MDX] Home Fires - Richard House HOCKINGS To: "Lynn Kitson" <lynnkitson@hotmail.com>, <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <CAB067DC2BB34631BE6E5094B59FDF4D@PaulinePC> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Hello Lynn and happy new year to you and all other listers. Have you considered that Richard House Hockings was the godson of his aunt or her husband? Children were often given a godparents name especially if it was thought that they might be mentioned in the godparent's will. This happened in a branch of my family when a child was given his godfather's surname of West as his name, the godfather was incredibly rich but my branch, to which the child belonged, were not!! Its not hard to work out the reasoning of the parents is it. Just an idea, hope it helps, Pauline Taylor Colchester. Britain's First City. -------------------------------------------------- From: "Lynn Kitson via" <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 11:40 AM To: "Middx" <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Subject: [MDX] Home Fires - Richard House HOCKINGS > Happy new year to all listers. > My grandfather Richard Hockings was born in Lympstone, Devon in 1865. He > moved to London, Drury Lane, to work for his aunt Ann Shears (Hockings) > and her husband Richard in 1881. I would like to know why he was given > the middle name House (his aunt's husband's surname) when it was more > normal for a child to take their mothers maiden name (hers was Coventon). > Thank you > Lynn > > >