“Sir Humphry Winch, Solicitor-General to Queen Elizabeth, married Cicely Onslowe. His eldest son was Onslowe Winch.”—“Collect. et Top.,” vol. iii. p. 86.
“Woodrove Foljambe, born Jan. 25, 1648, son of Peter Foljambe. His mother was Jane Woodrove, of Hope, Derbyshire.”—Ditto, p. 88.
How common the practice was becoming among the better-class families the Canterbury register shall show:
“1601, April 16. Baptized Nevile, the sonne of Edwarde Whitegrave.
“1614, Nov. 28. Baptized Tunstall, sonn of Mr. William Scott, the sonn-in-lawe to the worshipful Mr. Tunstall, prebendary of this church.
“1615, May 15. Baptized Dudly, sonn of Mr. Doctor Jacksonn.
“1619, Dec. 16. Baptized Dudley, sonne of Sir John Wiles.
“1624, July 26. Baptized Sydney, sonne of Sirre William Barnes, Kt.”
Dudley was, perhaps, the first surname that obtained a place among ordinary baptismal names:
“1614, Aug. 17. Christened Dudley, son of Thomas Styles.