Received this from another list... Enjoy. R/S MAK ps Our family was NOT named this way, drat! > OLD NAMING PATTERNS > > >The first son was named after the father's father. > >The second son was named after the mother's father. > >The third son was named after the father. > >The fourth son was named after the fathers eldest brother. > >The first daughter was named after the mother's mother. > >The second daughter was named after the father's mother. > >The third daughter was named after the mother. > >The fourth daughter was named after the mothers eldest sister, always. > > > ALSO: > 2nd wife's oldest daughter named after the first wife, using her full > name. > Children after those listed above were usually named after a favorite > relative with some possible exceptions: > If a child died in infancy, a later child might be given the same name. > When a newly ordained minister baptized his first child, if that child > were a boy, he would be named for the minister, if a girl, she would receive > his surname as her middle name. > If a child were fostered, usually because of being orphaned, he may be > named for the foster parent. > If you are sure that you have the earliest birth or baptisms and that > they are in the correct order then, if John's first son is named Charles and > his second daughter is named Elizabeth then John's parents must be Charles > and Elizabeth. > > > ===== ===== TheStorm http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/TheStorm USC NROTC Alumni http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~uscnrotc/ MAK = "Mar sea ah Ann Keel" ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Get organized for the holidays! http://calendar.yahoo.com/