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LIBRARY, REGISTRATION AND INFORMATION SERVICES
HOW CAN WE HELP?
Visitors to the Baird Institute and Dick Institute.
We cannot guarantee that local studies staff will be at both locations
when you visit. If you need specialised help with sources - please phone
or email in
advance. Local studies staff will guide researchers through the resources
and give advice and assistance when required.
If time proves to be limited, visitors may leave details of sources they
have been unable to consult, and staff will forward any details at a later
date (for non-East Ayrshire residents this service may involve a charge
of £15 after the first 30 minutes (as at April 2004). Business enquiries
are charged at £49.50 (as at April 2004)
Postal, e-mail and telephone enquiries
Searches through the various resources held by each library can be undertaken
by library staff but will depend on the amount of information supplied
about the family (for non-East Ayrshire residents this service may involve
a charge of £15 after the first 30 minutes (as at April 2004). Business
enquiries are charged at £49.50 (as at April 2004)
THE NAMING OF SCOTTISH CHILDREN
Traditionally the Scots had a system for giving their children Christian
names whereby :-
The first son was named after his FATHER'S FATHER
The second son was named after his MOTHER'S FATHER
The third son was named after his OWN FATHER
Likewise with girls :-
The first daughter was named after her MOTHER'S MOTHER
The second daughter was named after her FATHER'S MOTHER
The third daughter was named after her OWN MOTHER
If infant deaths left 'vacancies' for these names they were often, where
opportunity afforded, used again. This pattern is obviously a valuable
aid in determining relationships in Scottish families. However, it is
not as rigid as it might appear at first sight, for after using the first
three names - male or female - imposed by the pattern, there was often
ample scope for using other Christian names in the large families of days
gone by.
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