Traditional Naming Pattern – Lloyd
My main area of research is my TAYLOR family. John and Martha lived in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. They married in 1839, and arrived in Australia in 1841/42
Martha’s maiden name was Lloyd, a very common surname, in the area where they lived in Wales. They had a large family of twelve children. The first two sons were born in Wales and a further ten children were born in Victoria, Australia.
Each of their sons was given the second Christian name Lloyd. This was to begin a traditional naming pattern that would to continue in every family of each generation to come.
Children of John Taylor and Martha Lloyd:
James Lloyd TAYLOR
John Lloyd TAYLOR
William Lloyd TAYLOR
Mary TAYLOR
Ann TAYLOR
Thomas Lloyd TAYLOR
Charles Lloyd TAYLOR
George Lloyd TAYLOR
Henry Lloyd TAYLOR
Alice TAYLOR
Ann TAYLOR
Arthur Lloyd Taylor
It’s interesting to note that none of the girls have been given second Christian names. This tradition also continues in future generations though not to the extent of the Lloyd tradition.
Almost every male child in every generation since has been given the second name of Lloyd. The tradition continued as recently as the generation before me.
My father was named Thomas Lloyd Jones. All of his brothers, were given Lloyd as their second name. It made no difference that their surname was Jones. My father’s mother was Emily TAYLOR.
Lloyd isn’t a really common Christian name, so this naming pattern has at times been an advantage when researching the family. However, in the earlier generations, families were large, and usually the same Christian names were used in each family. Just keeping track of who belongs to who, and to which generation can be very challenging at times.
Do you have any unusual naming patterns in your family? If you belong to the Taylor family, I’d love to hear if this naming tradition continues today. . I love it when you comment and promise to reply to all comments.
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Jenny, as far as I know the Lloyd tradition stopped at my Uncle Lloyd of Yarrawonga. Second name used as first name in his case. He had 5 sons so I could be wrong.
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Thanks for that info Gordon. Btw I don’t expect you to read every post. But good to hear from you
Hi Jennifer, my mother was a Jones from Barkley St Ballarat. Ivan Waters
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Hell Ivan. Your mother may be a different family. I haven’t come across a Ballarat connection as yet
I have some people with their maternal surname as their middle name, but it’s not consistent in any family. That would make it too easy for me haha!
Having a common can make research easier. But this family all have the same Christian names in each generation making research a bit of a nightmare
In our extended family tree, I have found a Robert Ap David Lloyd, born 1669 in Llanfor, Wales. Lloyd occurs as a given name in our tree as well.
That’s so interesting Aleksandra. I haven’t gone back to 17th century with this family but if I get there and find a Llanfor connection, I’ll let you know. Thanks for visiting
In one extended branch of my family, a child in mid 19the century had as his middle name, the surname of the minister Rev. Ingram. The Ingram name was passed down the generations to this day. It does helps to distinguish them, as their surname is Smith! In another branch of many sons, they all named their first born son after the grandfather – the result five John Brynings living at the same time in the same area – a nightmare to distinguish each line!
Was this naming pattern unique to your family, or was it common in the area where you’re from?
Some of my husband’s family used the mother’s maiden name as a middle name, others not. No consistency. Makes it more of a challenge to match kids with parents in older generations!
These naming challenges are definitely sent to try us