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Originally Posted by Nell
Mind you I am often struck at how many of my forebears had a child that died and then had 2 or 3 more all with the same name who also perished. I'd be tempted to change the name in the hope of changing their fortune!
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Ooh, I agree. One of my families had around 12 children. All those not called Thomas survived to old age, but the four called Thomas all died as babies or toddlers. As soon as a Thomas died the next son got that name every time. I don't know why they needed a Thomas - no one else in the immediate family had this name. Like you, I think I wouldn't have wanted to re-use the name, especially after two Thomas's had passed away never mind three.