[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tidbits of Info

[Jerry Frank]

Lexi:

Trying to establish rules or even guidelines regarding naming practices can be very tricky - perhaps even unwise.  Just when you think you have found a pattern, the rule gets broken.  If you rely too much on the pattern, your research can be slowed or may contain errors.

The example currently under discussion occurs but never with consistency.  It may change from one generation to another, from one family branch to another; or may skip a generation or two. 

When you encounter anomalies, it is probably best to simply question them in a forum such as this.  Chances are that someone else has "been there" and you will get an explanation.

In spite of my caution, I would encourage others to participate in this discussion by letting us know certain practices that you may have uncovered in your German research.


Jerry Frank




----- Original Message -----
From: "Donne, Alexsana" <ADonne at sara.com>
Date: Thursday, October 5, 2006 3:32 pm
Subject: Re: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Tidbits of Info

> Is there a set of guidelines somewhere for beginning genealogists? I
> discovered naming a child after a previous child by accident in my
> searches, along with certain family names being handed down over and
> over and over again.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lexi
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ger-poland-volhynia-bounces at eclipse.sggee.org
> [ger-poland-volhynia-
> 
> Hi Jerry                                              
>         
>  I saw a comment you made at some web site which said
> it was common practice to name a child after a
> previous dead child with the same name.I found this
> very helpful and it answered some puzzles for me. I
> would like to know how you knew this. Is it something
> you read or just knew due to your heritage? It's
> little clues like this that can be very helpful. If it
> is something you read, there may be other helpful
> clues as well. 
>                             Regards Robert Norenberg 
> 
> 
> 
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