Trying to understand given nane

Looking for Scottish Ancestors

Moderator: Global Moderators

kinsearcher
Posts: 61
Joined: Fri Jun 09, 2006 3:42 pm
Location: Caithness

Post by kinsearcher » Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:03 am

I'm sure there are many more possibilities, but, I've come across (in different families) a midwife's name used as a middle name for the child she delivered.

James.
Ayrshire: CRAIG - (Dalry/Beith/Kilbirnie)
ORR - Kilbirnie
Aberdeenshire: MASSIE, MAITLAND, GERRIE, IRONSIDE, SKENE, CHEYNE, CARDNO
Orkney: SHEARER, MILLER
Top
joette
Global Moderator
Posts: 1974
Joined: Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:13 pm
Location: Clydebank

Post by joette » Sun Aug 03, 2008 8:05 pm

My GGGreat Grandparents named their only girl Janet Liddel Scott after her Step-Mother Janet Veitch nee Liddell.They lived with them after their marriage & she must have been a special woman to have this honour-I would have expected her late Mother Ann to have this honour.
Researching:SCOTT,Taylor,Young,VEITCH LINLEY,MIDLOTHIAN
WADDELL,ROSS,TORRANCE,GOVAN/DALMUIR/Clackmanannshire
CARR/LEITCH-Scotland,Ireland(County Donegal)
LINLEY/VEITCH-SASK.Canada
ALSO BROWN,MCKIMMIE,MCDOWALL,FRASER.
Greer/Grier,Jenkins/Jankins
Top

Return to “Scottish People”