NAMING PATTERNS

( Please feel free to copy the list below for your own reference)

NAMING PATTERNS

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1st Son after Father's Father ie. Paternal Grandfather.

2nd Son after Mother's Father ie. Maternal Grandfather.

3rd Son after Father.

4th Son after Father's eldest Brother.

1st Daughter after Mother's Mother ie. Maternal Grandmother.

2nd Daughter after Father's Mother ie. Paternal Grandmother.

3rd Daughter after Mother.

4th Daughter after Mother's Eldest Sister.

The naming pattern seems to be the same for both England and Ireland between 1700 and 1875.

But beware!! You will sometimes find 2 children of the same name, but the eldest child may have died young and then the name was given to another child down the line in the same family with same parents or parent.

Also, don't forget the ones who were named after a relative, but died without being registered.

The naming pattern can be a help but it is not completely reliable.

The name was sometimes used for the middle names of new borns.

Sometimes even if the child's first name was after a relative, the child used his middle name for legal purposes instead of the relative's name.

Relationship Terms

Cousin

Your first cousins are the people in your family who have two of the same grandparents as you. In other words, they are the children of your aunts and uncles.

Second Cousin

Your second cousins are the people in your family who have the same great-grandparents as you, but not the same grandparents.

Third, Fourth, and Fifth Cousins: Your third cousins have the same great-great-grandparents, fourth cousins have the same great-great-great-grandparents, and so on.

Removed: When the word "removed" is used to describe a relationship, it indicates that the two people are from different generations. You and your first cousins are in the same generation (two generations younger than your grandparents), so the word "removed" is not used to describe your relationship.; The words "once removed" mean that there is a difference of one generation. For example, your mother's first cousin is your first cousin, once removed. This is because your mother's first cousin is one generation younger than your grandparents and you are two generations younger than your grandparents. This one-generation difference equals "once removed."; Twice removed means that there is a two-generation difference. You are two generations younger than a first cousin of your grandmother, so you and your grandmother's first cousin are first cousins, twice removed.