

Here is a list of traditional naming patterns
in Cumberland and the Border areas of Scotland. It may be accurate
for other areas as well. Some times these things help and other times
the confuse, but here it is:
1st son----------father's father
2nd son---------mother's father
3rd son---------father
4th son---------father's oldest brother
5th son---------father's 2nd oldest brother
or
mother's oldest brother
1st dau----------mother's mother
2nd dau---------father's mother
3rd dau---------mother
4th dau---------mother's oldest sister
5th dau---------mother's second oldest sister
or
father's oldest sister