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Manx Genealogy Archive 1

Re: Naming patterns... specifically Joseph in 1740

I would say Joseph was pretty rare in the 18th c.

It would be interesting if we could pull out properly documented instances of the persistence of unusual Christian names. For instance Edmund persisted in my grandmothers line from 1730 down to my uncle who is now in his 80's. However it changed surname once and followed 2 lines in 1 surname.