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Talking of cultural lines that disappeared. My Scottish family lines stuck fairly closely to the old naming tradition: First son after the father's father; second son after the mother's father; first daughter after the mother's mother; second daughter after the father's mother.

My grandparents (and Grandpa was English) were the first generation who didn't follow it. It took me a while to work out that Granny and her siblings WERE named that way, because her youngest brother was called Ian and the corresponding grandfather was John. Then it clicked: that's the same name. Since then I've discovered that Great-Uncle Ian (who I never knew, as he was killed in action in 1940) was 'officially' named John, which makes me think: My g-g-grandfather (great-uncle's namesake) appears on all the records as John Fraser, but surely his Gaelic-speaking family knew him as Ian.

A bit of a ramble, but worth untangling for the historical context. It says a lot about the status of Gaelic in the 19th and 20th Centuries, and feels important in connecting to that generation who migrated from the Higlands.

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@SkyeWoody I have MacDonald ancestors who owned Ord House on the Isle of Skye. I look forward to seeing your photos. My visit to Skye from Australia was postponed dues to Covid. 😢#scottishancestry #isleofskye #MacDonald #genealogy #localhistory