Children with the same name

I should have added this in the Scottish naming patterns post.

If, for example, you have done a parent search on familysearch.org and found 2 children with the same given name, it usually means the first one has died and the next child born of the same sex is also given that name.

If the age of a child in a census is younger than you were expecting, this also may indicate it is a second child with the same name and you should look for another birth.