Dear list, I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on the naming pattern. Would you expect the first son born to a couple to be the name of the father's father. Then the name of the first daughter born to be the name of the mother's mother etc. Richard Jenkins married Ann Moss at Bedwelty in 1800. The first son born 1801 was called George therefore can I safely assume that the father of Richard Jenkins was called George Jenkins? thank you Diana

Diana, To add to Sue's input, you can really never "expect" or "safely assume" anything in family history -- if not corroborated with other evidence (i.e., a confirmation that Richard Jenkins was baptised as a son of George Jenkins or a will of George Jenkins naming his eldest son, Richard), that remains only a working theory and something to strive to prove (or disprove, as may be the case). As for naming patterns, I've come across too many families who deviated from the pattern -- many naming the firstborn son for the father, not the grandfather, or favouring the wife's side of the family when naming the children -- to hold this pattern to be something concrete. Good to know, consider, and refer to, but not an absolute. Kind regards, Julie Preston juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Little Warren Farm To: Powys FHS Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 4:09 AM Subject: [POWYS] names Dear list, I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on the naming pattern. Would you expect the first son born to a couple to be the name of the father's father. Then the name of the first daughter born to be the name of the mother's mother etc. Richard Jenkins married Ann Moss at Bedwelty in 1800. The first son born 1801 was called George therefore can I safely assume that the father of Richard Jenkins was called George Jenkins? thank you Diana =================== Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dear Sue, Oh dear and I was feeling so confident after all the other emails!! I need to find a will for George Jenkins in Newland, Glos. I am not so good with the English archive offices - I have been researching in Wales for so long. thank you Diana ----- Original Message ----- From: "Julie Preston" <juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net> To: <powys@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 4:31 PM Subject: Re: [POWYS] names > > Diana, > > To add to Sue's input, you can really never "expect" or "safely assume" > anything in family history -- if not corroborated with other evidence > (i.e., a confirmation that Richard Jenkins was baptised as a son of George > Jenkins or a will of George Jenkins naming his eldest son, Richard), that > remains only a working theory and something to strive to prove (or > disprove, as may be the case). As for naming patterns, I've come across > too many families who deviated from the pattern -- many naming the > firstborn son for the father, not the grandfather, or favouring the wife's > side of the family when naming the children -- to hold this pattern to be > something concrete. Good to know, consider, and refer to, but not an > absolute. > > Kind regards, > > Julie Preston > juliefpreston@sbcglobal.net > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Little Warren Farm > To: Powys FHS > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 4:09 AM > Subject: [POWYS] names > > > Dear list, > > I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on the naming pattern. Would you > expect the first son born to a couple to be the name of the father's > father. Then the name of the first daughter born to be the name of the > mother's mother etc. > > Richard Jenkins married Ann Moss at Bedwelty in 1800. The first son > born 1801 was called George therefore can I safely assume that the father > of Richard Jenkins was called George Jenkins? > > thank you > Diana > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: > www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > =================== > Visit the Powys Mailing List webpage at: > www.jlb2005.plus.com/powyslist.htm > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POWYS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >