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Offline jcmcd

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What's in a name
« on: Wednesday 05 January 05 02:27 GMT (UK) »
My great, great grandfather was from Ireland and later immigrated to Scotland and later to the U.S.  The first records I have for him are from Scotland.  In all these records his forename is always "Peter."  In the U.S. records his is "Patrick."  Does anyone have an idea how this could happen.

Offline Keith Bateman

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Re: What's in a name
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 05 January 05 02:35 GMT (UK) »

Perhaps he wanted to express his Irish routes more than his English sounding name Peter - did he work for an Irish firm in the USA - just a thought!!

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Offline JAP

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Re: What's in a name
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 05 January 05 05:06 GMT (UK) »
I have frequently seen Peter and Patrick used virtually interchangeably in Scotland.   It's really not a worry if a Peter turns into a Patrick or vice versa.  Another pair of virtually interchangeable names are Bernard and Bryan.

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