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From: Kay Hinnrichsen <>
Subject: Re: CORNISH-D Digest V98 #76
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 10:49:14 +0800


Liz Jenkins wrote:

> - in Wales, Devon and Cornwall. It seems to happen quite often when
> say, for example: Jane Smith (the daughter of John Smith) married
> William Jones (son of Robert Jones) -

This also occured in Yorkshire - Rev Matthew WILSON m Maria SMITH.
Maria's mother was Elizabeth THORNTON. Matthew's father was John.
Their first child was named John Smith WILSON and their 2nd was
Elizabeth Thornton WILSON. John was born in 1837 in Samoa and Elizabeth
in 1838 in Tonga. I just assumed that being so far from home they
used the family names from sentiment - one should never assume!!!! :)

> <snip> other thing that I have often seen is that if a member of the
> family dies the next child of the same sex is named after that person.

This has happened in quite a few of my families [cornish ].

Kay in WA

--
Kay Hinnrichsen
<http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/9647/>;
Main names I am researching are:
WILSON, BOSANKO, JOLLY, NANKIVELL, HINRICHSEN, ROGERS, HURST, FARAM,
MUSICKA. Others are Tonkin, Matthews, Jones, Ecclestone, Grillett,
Rundle.

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