Something I forgot that has helped me find the children of the family, knowing where to start searching. Scottish naming patterns. Not all families followed them, but where you are searching "blind", its a good rule to follow, a child named after father and after mother. They might also have a middle name that identifies the name of the grandmother. W'hey! SCOTTISH NAMING PATTERNS. 1st Son named after Fathers Father 2nd Son named after Mothers Father 3rd Son named after Father 4th Son named after Father's oldest brother 5th Son named after 2nd oldest brother or mother's oldest brother 1st Daughter named after Mothers Mother 2nd Daughter named after Fathers Mother 3rd Daughter named after Mother 4th Daughter named after Mothers oldest sister 5th Daughter named after 2nd oldest sister or Fathers oldest sister If you find a child has died, its not unusual to find another born later named after the deceased child. Janet