tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post6612536345471511180..comments2023-04-15T09:00:08.996-05:00Comments on Brenda Dougall Merriman: Dougall Part 2BDMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post-3378397324408440662009-02-15T19:25:00.000-05:002009-02-15T19:25:00.000-05:00Thanks for your comment -- we should always be ope...Thanks for your comment -- we should always be open to any possibility. I notice that in Scottish records if an infant died, the next child was often given the same name. However, the parish register in question does not show another son John baptized for this couple after their marriage. Burials were not nearly as well recorded.BDMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13798944688122545676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post-17047190304404388352009-02-15T17:20:00.000-05:002009-02-15T17:20:00.000-05:00Is there a possibility that there were two John Do...Is there a possibility that there were two John Dougalls, and that the one born in 1781 died young, so the next son was also named John? This frequently happened in Norway, but I'm not familiar with naming practices in Scotland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3707450617653976970.post-47793870374631670022009-02-14T14:57:00.000-05:002009-02-14T14:57:00.000-05:00BrendaI hope you continue with the story of the re...Brenda<BR/>I hope you continue with the story of the research on this man. I enjoy reading your analysis of the information.Janet Ileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10742257036879298830noreply@blogger.com