tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post7446228330633474774..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: The Wedding PartyJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-20792735283061833622012-01-20T12:49:35.837-08:002012-01-20T12:49:35.837-08:00Ned was a common nickname for Edward in the 1900&#...Ned was a common nickname for Edward in the 1900's.corby and corbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09928424345539051796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-88943451141607714572012-01-17T09:36:37.768-08:002012-01-17T09:36:37.768-08:00In my family (for 5 generations) the son that was ...In my family (for 5 generations) the son that was to own the majority of the family business was named Harry. This led to confusion so all the "Harry's" were called by their middle names. My grandfather Harry Edward was called "Bud". My father, Harry Robert was called Ted but my mom put a stop to that. My two brothers and I don't have middle names since it was to be made "Harry" for whomever took over the business (and none of us have).<br /><br />Perhaps there is a logic to it - that eludes us just now.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-3309130964852947352012-01-17T05:01:36.335-08:002012-01-17T05:01:36.335-08:00I've never really figured out why but using th...I've never really figured out why but using their middle name instead of their first name was fairly common in my family. If they decided to use Edward rather than Ralph, then Ned makes sense. (Though how Ned became a common nickname for Edward is beyond me.)Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.com