My great great grandfather DOLPHIN SMITH (1805-1885) was born in Ramsbury, Wilts, in 1805. This is very rare as a single given name for a boy. (Delphine is a more frequent, but still unusual girl's name). It is not clear how he came to have this name, but every 19th century male I have been able to trace bearing this name as their ONLY given name appears to be linked to him in some way or another, and I am trying to find out details with a view to producing a report on the use of Dolphin as a given name - rather than an adopted surname. Dolphin William WATTS was the son of Edward and Harriett WATTS, Gamekeeper, and was baptised at Ramsbury on 31st March, 1844. He is not listed in the 1881 national census index, so possibly had died, or emigrated, by this date. Does anyone know anything about him or his family - and are there any other "Dolphin" in the family. Chris Reynolds Visit "Genealogy in Hertfordshire" at http://www.hertsweb.org.uk/genealogy