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The Inskipp family of England

Trafalgar Square, London, 1839

In 1835, Charles Inskipp, a portrait painter who lived in southeast England, married Sarah Anne Baker. The couple went on to welcome at least six children:

  1. Emily, b. 1836
  2. Harold, b. 1837
  3. Napoleon Tristram Shandy, b. 1839
  4. Corregio [sic] Quinton, b. 1841
  5. Rembrandt Claude, b. 1844
  6. Boadicea Mary, b. 1848

Their last four children were evidently named after…

  • French emperor Napoléon Bonaparte & the English novel Tristram Shandy,
  • Italian painter Correggio (in full: Antonio Allegri da Correggio),
  • Dutch painter Rembrandt (in full: Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn), and
  • British queen Boadicea (who led a rebellion against the Romans circa 60 A.D.).

I’m not sure why Charles and Sarah switched to conspicuously famous names after their second baby, but, given Charles’ occupation, I’m not surprised that two of those names refer to painters.

What are your thoughts on this sibset?

Sources: Eccentric Inskip Names – Inskip One-Name Study Blog, FamilySearch

The Peale family: Rembrandt, Rubens, Raphaelle

Charles Willson Peale (b. 1741) was an American painter. Today he is known not just for his paintings, but also for naming many of his children after painters (and other famous people).

With his first wife Rachel Brewer (m. 1762) he had eleven children:

  • Margaret Jane Peale (b. 1763)
  • James Willson Peale (b. 1765)
  • Eleanor Peale (b. 1770)
  • Margaret Van Bordley Peale (b. 1772)
  • Raphaelle Peale (b. 1774) – named for Raphael
  • Angelica Kauffmann Peale (b.1775) – named for Angelica Kauffman
  • Rembrandt Peale (b. 1778) – named for Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn
    • Another person named after Rembrandt was the brother of car manufacturer Ettore Bugatti.
  • Titian Ramsay Peale (b. 1780) – named for Titian
  • Rubens Peale (b. 1784) – named for Rubens
  • Sophonisba Anguissola Peale (b. 1786) – named for Sophonisba Anguissola
  • Rosalba Carriera Peale (b. 1788) – named for Rosalba Carriera

Rachel died in 1790. Peale married his second wife, Elizabeth de Peyster, in 1791 and with her had six more children:

  • Vandyke Peale (b. 1792) – named for Anthony van Dyck
  • Charles Linnaeus Peale (b. 1794) – named for Carl Linnaeus
  • Benjamin Franklin Peale (b. 1795) – named for Benjamin Franklin
  • Sybilla Miriam Peale (b. 1797) – named for Maria Sibylla Merian
  • Titian Ramsay Peale (b. 1799) – older brother Titian died in 1798
  • Elizabeth De Peyster Peale (b. 1802)

Like names in the Tollemache-Tollemache and Foss families, names in the Peale family got increasingly inventive over time.

Source: The Children of Elizabeth DePeyster and Charles Willson Peale