Hi, I'm confused! Was it at all normal to name your first son after your father in law? I've seen it several times and, whilst applauding the fathers tact, I've always thought they usually named the child after the fathers father? Could it have been because the wife's family was better off? Anthea Lowe Ceduna, South Australia Researching: HYMUS/ HYMAS(Essex, Cambridge,Bedford & worldwide), BARRETT/CRANE (Suffolk), CLAYDON/ WARREN/ STUBBING/ GROUT/ HART/ CLARK/ BREWSTER/CUMBERS/PIGGOTT/BUTTOLPH/CHAPMAN/SARGEANT/READER/WEBB (Essex); SMITH (Buckinghamshire); CHRISTIE (Lanarkshire);WEIR (Argyll & Glasgow); MCKECHNIE(Arnamurchan/Aharacle); RICHARDSON (West Indies, prev. Scotland); & Marie- Antoinette ANDERSON(West Indies). _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx