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   J. P. Gilliver (John) to acornish@imm.cnrs.fr   
   Re: [OT] Sr., Jr., III, IV ...   
   23 Aug 20 22:25:34   
   
   From: G6JPG@255soft.uk   
      
   On Sun, 23 Aug 2020 at 16:09:17, Athel Cornish-Bowden   
    wrote:   
   []   
   >A pair of my great[5] grandparents had 17 children, of whom the   
   >youngest son was called Henry Septimus and the youngest daughter was   
   >called Louise Decima. I don't know how they knew that there wouldn't be   
   >any more.   
   >   
   Why would those names (I presume seventh son and tenth daughter, as that   
   makes 17) imply they knew there'd be no more?   
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