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Naming Patterns



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In 18th & 19th Century Britain families generally tended to name their children in a specific pattern as follows:

Males

· First-born Son - father's father
· Second-born Son - mother's father
· Third-born Son - father
· Fourth-born Son - father's eldest brother
· Fifth-born Son - father's 2nd oldest brother or mother's oldest brother


Females
· First-born Daughter - mother's mother
· Second-born Daughter - father's mother
· Third-born Daughter - mother
· Fourth-born Daughter - mother's eldest sister
· Fifth-born Daughter - mother's 2nd oldest sister or father's oldest sister

 

 







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