Hi Pat, The only naming pattern that I know of is the Scottish naming pattern as I have been doing research on my Scottish line but it seems that it would hold true in other parts of the world also. I have been doing research in Scotland during the 1700's and 1800's. Here it is: 1st daughter: named after the maternal grandmother 2nd daughter: named after the paternal grandmother 3rd daughter: named after the mother 1st son: named after the paternal grandfather 2nd son: named after the maternal grandfather 3rd son: named after the father Hope this helps some Sincerely, Marjorie Fletcher, Salt Lake City, UT Please visit our web site http://home.sprintmail.com/~robtmarj/ [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: July 13, 2000 6:11 PM Subject: [NCCATAWB-L] naming of children >Can someone please tell me the typical naming order of children in the 1800s? >Who was the first son named after? second son? first daughter? etc. etc. etc. > >Thanks. >Pat > > >==== NCCATAWB Mailing List ==== >If you have a WEB site and would like it posted here send email with your site address and a short description to [email protected] > >============================== >Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. >RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: >http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > >