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HelpRe: Medieval Child
in reply to a message by puck
There weren't birth records as such in the UK until the 1500s. Lists of medieval names are usually sourced from tax censuses, land ownership accounts and other legal documents, thus skewed towards the richer end of the population.
I'd also go with Cecily. :)
I'd also go with Cecily. :)
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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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