Does anyone remember the posting recently about the Scottish Custom of the Mother naming the first child after her people? I would like to get this posting again. Is there an archive some where that I can search? Any one know? Thanks, Mary Hughes
I believe this is it from what I can recollect: 1st son after the father's father 2nd son after the mother's father 3rd son after the father 4th son after the father's (or mother's if the father doesn't have one) eldest brother 5th son after the mother's eldest brother 1st daughter after the father's mother 2nd daughter after the mother's mother 3rd daughter after the mother 4th daughter after the father's eldest sister 5th daughter after the mother's eldest sister Dianne -----Original Message----- From: ohbutler-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ohbutler-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mary L. Hughes Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 12:17 PM To: ohbutler@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHBUTLER] Scottis customs Does anyone remember the posting recently about the Scottish Custom of the Mother naming the first child after her people? I would like to get this posting again. Is there an archive some where that I can search? Any one know? Thanks, Mary Hughes ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to OHBUTLER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message