Family history is full of oddities...* It's what makes it so much fun! Rosemary Northumberland UK Email: rosemary@high-forest.co.uk Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ** > *Jacqui* > ** > ** > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Rosemary Probert <mailto:rosemary@high-forest.co.uk> > *To:* warwick@rootsweb.com <mailto:warwick@rootsweb.com> > *Sent:* Monday, November 12, 2007 10:18 AM > *Subject:* Re: [WAR] A Nickname > > Or -- one was the son of an older sister & brought up as the > parents' son, > > Rosemary > > Northumberland UK > Email: rosemary@high-forest.co.uk <mailto:rosemary@high-forest.co.uk> > Family History: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~rprobert/ > Banburyshire Website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~engcbanb/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Nivard Ovington wrote: > > That is certainly a thought but a while back there was discussion > on one > > list of a family in circa 1750 who had five sons, all named > William and > > three lived to marry and have a family of their own > > > > Perhaps the parents really liked the name <g> or perhaps it was a > bet :-) > > > > Or they had a really rich relative named William ? <vbg> > > > > Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > >> What most likely happened was that the elder William was very > ill and > >> not expected to live when his mother had her next son, so he was > >> called William. When the elder William survived after all, the > family > >> had two sons living named William. > >> > >> -- > >> Charani (UK)