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Five years have passed; the year is 1787 and George III is King

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The Cuthbert Family
DH [54]: Edward Andrew Christopher Cuthbert, 3rd Earl of Oakheart
DW [48]: Eleanor Frances Cuthbert “Nell”, 3rd Countess of Oakheart, née Southwell

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DS1 [24]: Edward Lawrence Southwell Cuthbert "Ned" (starletinwaiting)
- DW [22]:
-- DS [nb]:

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DD1 [22]: Rose Frances Drusilla Cuthbert (solros)
DS2 [20]: James Andrew Algernon Cuthbert (eglantine)

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Much to Lord and Lady Cuthbert’s consternation, Rose has continued to rebuff all offers of marriage, although several bright and promising young men have made proposals over the past half-decade. Instead, she has penned her own translations of Catullus and Sappho, and, much to the shock of the ladies of the parish, has even started writing her own poems - although unfortunately they are not addressed to any object of her desire. On a more pleasing note, Ned finally saw fit to take a wife. Although he still resides in London and moves in Prince George’s circles, he has managed to avoid the Crown Prince’s mistakes in marriage; his wife is neither a widow nor a Catholic, and the union was whole-heartedly approved by Lord Cuthbert. Scarcely nine months after their wedding, a son was born to them, and only a few days after that news reached the family that James has passed his examination for lieutenant.

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DS1’s wife’s first name is a Roman name also used in English, her first middle name is rather common and plain, her second middle name is inspired by nature, and her maiden name is a county of England.
Their son’s first name is ranked 30-50 on this list ( https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2018/09/top-200-most-popular-names-in-england-and-wales-in-1840-part-2.html ), his first middle name honours his paternal grandfather, and his second middle name is three or four letters long..

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The Jarvis Family
DH [37]: Peter Jonathan Jarvis
DW [38]: Marguerite Lucille Jarvis “Margot”, née Desrosiers

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DD1 [15]: Joy Marguerite Jarvis (RowenaRavenclaw)
DD2 [11]: Mercy Geneviève Jarvis (Quicksilver)
DD3 [8]: Verity Delphine Jarvis (Darkbone)
DS1 [4]:

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Peter is delighted when the midwife informs him that he finally has a son who can one day take charge of his business. The girls, however, are less than impressed by their new brother, as it’s obvious who their father prefers, and they decide never to let him into their confidence. Joy has, as hoped, grown into a lovely young woman, as well as an extremely pious one - she will not so much as look at the boys who try to win her attention. Mercy is quite the social butterfly, always seen with a gaggle of particular friends around her, although she also makes time for the quiet Verity, who spends much of her time in nature.

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As Margot saw no reason to abandon a perfectly good naming principle, DS1’s first name is a virtue, and his middle name is long and French.

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The Irvine Family
DH [24]: Robert Reginald Angus Irvine
DW [23]: Agnes Irvine, née Macinnes

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DS1 [5]: Magnus Duncan Fionn Irvine
DS2/DS3 [3]:
DD1 [nb]:

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After five years together and four children, Robert and Agnes have almost figured out marriage. They do their best to spend their days apart and their evenings together, although Robert is still loath to let Agnes spend much time with his upper-class friends and she misses the companionship of the women of the town, now denied to her by unwritten social rules. Most of her energy is devoted to the boisterous Magnus (in whom Robert has finally started to take an interest), their twin toddlers, and newborn daughter; Robert spends his mornings in his father’s office and his afternoons on horseback.

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The twins’ first names are both relatively common and begin with the same letter, their first middle names are three or four letters long, and their second middle names are Scottish Gaelic.
DD1’s first name is ranked 1-20 on this list ( https://www.britishbabynames.com/blog/2013/01/top-100-names-in-scotland-1900.html ) but she has a unique nickname which may or may not be related to her name, her first middle name is after either her mother or Robert’s mother (Annabella Marjory Joan), and her second middle name is Scottish Gaelic.

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"Do you not find it happens very often, that you are as gay as Garrick at dinner and then by supper-time you wonder why God made the world?"