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HelpRe: Medieval Child
in reply to a message by Amphelise
http://www.infernaldreams.com/names/Europe/Medieval/England.htm
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Damn, the author doesn't cite his/her sources! I'm surprised at Rohesia getting such a large cut as my usual sources don't support that.
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The thing is, there *aren't* any birth records from that time period. The only things that come close are parish records of baptisms, but the survival of those from the medieval period is extremely patchy, and the earlier you go the less likely they are to have survived. Most of what we know about naming traditions in the medieval period is from references to people in a wide range of other sources - guild registers, tax rolls, lists of land owners, diaries, letters and so on. There's no consistent lists to look up and it's difficult to find definite numbers for any name.
This message was edited 8/13/2014, 10:57 AM
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That's rather sad, when I think on it. I wonder how peasants and such named their children. Did they follow the trends of the rich? Or was there a whole other naming culture being used that we'll probably never know about?
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Splitting hairs.
I guess there's no accounting for the heathens.
I guess there's no accounting for the heathens.
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Only the rich ones. ;)
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I guess I misinterpreted.
My apologies. I
(Deleting what I originally had )
My apologies. I
(Deleting what I originally had )
This message was edited 8/13/2014, 12:11 PM
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Nice to be defended, anyway - thanks! :)
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I could be wrong, but I think he's talking about people missing from baptism records
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I assumed that too.
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That's what I thought she meant too, although calling the fact that there's nothing even remotely like birth records 'splitting hairs' seems to be missing the point rather a bit!
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Snap, lol.
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