Some of my Irish ancestors had Wellington as a middle name. It does appear in the Tithe Aplotment in Dublin, among other places (Donnybrook?). There was a Duke of Wellington and that may be how it was acquired. Charles lmerle@comcast.net wrote: Hi Donna, You don't provide a date and place, which is unfortunate. Up to a point our ancestors tended to adhere to a European naming pattern, often associated by us Brits with the Scots,

As Linda said, it is a pity that you don't give us a context for your Wellington. If it is early 19th Century - say from 1809 to as 1852 I'd try Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, victor of Waterloo born Dublin 1769, created Viscount Wellington 1809, Duke of Wellington 1814. Wellington was also important because of the Peninsular War. (HE used the name Wellington as his brother already had peerage and he couldn't use the family name. In the same way at suitable times in America you had people with the surname Washington, Grant, Lincoln, so Wellington was a popular hero in his time. If the name is before 1809 I haven't a clue. Hope that this helps Edward Andrews -----Original Message----- From: charles [mailto:jitsu93@yahoo.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 8:30 PM To: Scotch-Irish-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Sc-Ir] given name Wellington Some of my Irish ancestors had Wellington as a middle name. It does appear in the Tithe Aplotment in Dublin, among other places (Donnybrook?). There was a Duke of Wellington and that may be how it was acquired. Charles lmerle@comcast.net wrote: Hi Donna, You don't provide a date and place, which is unfortunate. Up to a point our ancestors tended to adhere to a European naming pattern, often associated by us Brits with the Scots,