From: chris@dickinson.uk.net   
      
   On Monday, 14 May 2018 17:49:55 UTC+1, Ian Goddard  wrote:   
   > On 14/05/18 16:10, Chris Dickinson wrote:   
   > > On Sunday, 13 May 2018 21:01:25 UTC+1, J. P. Gilliver (John)  wrote:   
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   > >    
   > >> What was this "theme"?   
   > >    
   > >    
   > > Part of the standard narrative of many US genealogical books written   
   around 1900. For some reason, people liked the idea of their first migrants   
   arriving as three 'brothers' together.   
   >    
   > Interesting.  The Collier surname seems to have arrived in the Holmfirth    
   > area with four individuals three of whom have names corresponding to    
   > three brothers baptised across the Pennines.  The fourth?  His name    
   > corresponds with the father.  Actually father and one of the sons share    
   > the same name which isn't unusual.   
   >    
   > Ian   
      
   There must be plenty of 'three brothers' stories that are true. Perhaps a   
   three brother relationship works particularly well in family dynamics? I have   
   two brothers, but there is a 10-year range - I could see that were the range   
   to be more like 6 years,    
   especially in a hamlet context, the bond could be significant.   
      
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