I think that starting a young age girls in particular start dreaming about what kind of husband they will have and what they will name their children. I actually did name my first son one of those names. However all the other names now seem a little silly and out of date.
Now that our 5th child will be born soon, the ominous task of naming the child has been before us. I have considered many names, but there has been one that has been staying with me. Having family significance is of great importance especially as I have grown closer to my ancestors and their legacy has become so much richer to me.
William is definatly a middle name that I feel so strongly about- I couldn't use it as a first name in fear of "Willy" being used. However, there are many Williams of great importance in my line and feel honoured to include that name for our son.
The first name is Grant. My mom's cousin is Grant and he had a cousin named Grant but this is not a huge family connection. Last Sunday I decided to check out my family lines on newfamilysearch.org. I was absolutely flabberghasted when I discovered that I can trace my roots back 13 generations.
My great great grandmother was Eliza Aurelia Hall, her mother was Emily Jane Chisholm whose father was Alexander Chisholm who came to Canada from Knockfin, Scotland. His father was Colin Chisholm the 4th , his father was Colin Chisholm who married Helen Grant (born 1753 Urquhart Scotland). Her father was Duncan Grant. Colin Chisholm's parents were John Chisholm and Barbara Grant (1707 Urquhart Scotland) and thanks to you I can follow this line back 13 generations.
In a matter of a few emails I have received 40 pages photocopied from a history book on the Grant Clan and a 800 page book about the Grant's. This is a wealth of info. Also I was able to find a lot of information on line about the family and their legacy.
http://www.clangrant.org/history.php
(all images were taken from the web-wikipedia and above link)
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| Urquhart Castle and Grant Tower Grant Clan had it in their possession from 1509- 1912 |
Now that our 5th child will be born soon, the ominous task of naming the child has been before us. I have considered many names, but there has been one that has been staying with me. Having family significance is of great importance especially as I have grown closer to my ancestors and their legacy has become so much richer to me.
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| Clan's Symbol |
William is definatly a middle name that I feel so strongly about- I couldn't use it as a first name in fear of "Willy" being used. However, there are many Williams of great importance in my line and feel honoured to include that name for our son.
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| One of their tartan's |
The first name is Grant. My mom's cousin is Grant and he had a cousin named Grant but this is not a huge family connection. Last Sunday I decided to check out my family lines on newfamilysearch.org. I was absolutely flabberghasted when I discovered that I can trace my roots back 13 generations.
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| Grant Castle (no longer in their possession) |
My great great grandmother was Eliza Aurelia Hall, her mother was Emily Jane Chisholm whose father was Alexander Chisholm who came to Canada from Knockfin, Scotland. His father was Colin Chisholm the 4th , his father was Colin Chisholm who married Helen Grant (born 1753 Urquhart Scotland). Her father was Duncan Grant. Colin Chisholm's parents were John Chisholm and Barbara Grant (1707 Urquhart Scotland) and thanks to you I can follow this line back 13 generations.
In a matter of a few emails I have received 40 pages photocopied from a history book on the Grant Clan and a 800 page book about the Grant's. This is a wealth of info. Also I was able to find a lot of information on line about the family and their legacy.
http://www.clangrant.org/history.php
(all images were taken from the web-wikipedia and above link)
