The "riches" theory doesn't seem to apply in the instance of William - but does in another branch of my explorations. "Lloyd" used as a given name in honour of John LLOYD who died 1835 leaving money to many of his nieces, nephews and their children. His will named many of them - such a helpful man! Jacqui ----- Original Message ----- From: Nivard Ovington To: warwick@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, November 12, 2007 10:04 AM Subject: Re: [WAR] A Nickname 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) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WARWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.15.30/1125 - Release Date: 11/11/2007 21:50