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Does anyone know??????
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Juliana | Report | 6 Jan 2005 09:52 |
Was it traditional to name subsequent children after those who have died? Have found 2 Elizabeth Jane and 3 Richard Hosking with the same parents. Well Confused!!!! Juliana xx |
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Sarah | Report | 6 Jan 2005 09:56 |
Yes it was common to name a child after a child that had died but this amount does seem a bit extreme! There also seems to be a very high number of dead children in this family. maybe the ages are mixed up in the censuses?! Sarah |
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Crista | Report | 6 Jan 2005 10:04 |
Don't forget the 2 Mary Catherines too. Crista |
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Richard in Perth | Report | 6 Jan 2005 10:08 |
Infant mortality in the 2nd half of the 19th century was at about 125 deaths per 1000 births (i.e. 1 in 8). However, I don't think that this figure includes young children - only those that died as babies. The proportion dying before adulthood would therefore have been even higher. My maternal grandfather's parents had 9 kids, but only 4 survived childhood. As for re-using the names of deceased children for subsequent births, this was indeed very common. I have lots of examples in my tree, including my paternal grandfather, who had the same name as an older deceased brother. |
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Juliana | Report | 6 Jan 2005 10:15 |
Thank you for the info, any suggestions about the Richard situation??? x |
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Richard in Perth | Report | 6 Jan 2005 10:32 |
Juliana - Not sure what you mean? As Crista pointed out on your other thread, the first two died: Richard Williams 1 - christened 25-May-1865 was buried 13-Oct-1866 Richard Williams 2 - christened 10-Mar-1870 was buried 11-Aug-1870 Richard Williams 3 - christened 17-Dec-1871 Obviously her parents were dead-set on having a Richard in the family - and, I can well understand that!!! |