Actually my family followed the "rule" into the 20th century lol. Maryann Rosie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sara Thomas" <Sethomas@btinternet.com> To: <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [SUT] Naming of Children > Donald, > You're right, of course. However, the 'rule' refers to *Scottish* > customs, and not English or Welsh. Moreover, it refers to the 18th and > perhaps early 19th centuries, and not, say, 1830 or later in Scotland. > But there are all sorts of reasons why the custom was not followed in > the early period. Even so, I've found it an enormous help, alerting me > on several occasions to a 'missing' child, and pointing me towards the > right parents. > Sara > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Donald Massey" <donaldmasseyuk@yahoo.com> > To: "Sara Thomas" <sethomas@btinternet.com>; > <SCT-SUTHERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 24, 2003 9:38 PM > Subject: Re: [SUT] Naming of Children > > > > I hope nobody takes this too literally: the "rule" is never more tha > a > > guide, perhaps useful if one is not sure which of similarly named > people is > > likel;y to be the one one is researching. > > > > In my Scottish, Welsh and English ancestry, I have found as many > exceptions > > as follwers of the "rule." > > > > Donald Massey > > > > > > ==== SCT-SUTHERLAND Mailing List ==== > To check out previous messages > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/SCT-SUTHERLAND-L/ > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >