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anybody whjo marries again will marry under her married name

like me being a widow i can use my maiden name but not on offical documents or poss could of had name changed by deedpoll
but i have seen married women use maiden name marrying a second time so it is poss

Janet McAuslan born Helensburgh, Row, Dnb. married John Stirling, a stonemason, at Row, Dnb. 30 April 1832. There was one child from this marriage, Catherine Stirling b.c. 1832 (my great-grandmother).

John Stirling died at Helensburgh, Row, Dnb. 14 January 1834. In his Testament (SC65/34/3) proved at Dumbarton Sheriff Court 17 March 1835 it was revealed that he had three further children, William b.c. 1815, Margaret and John. Janet his wife and Catherine were also named in the document.

From the Statutory Register death certificate for William, died 18 June 1869, Row, Dnb., stonemason, his mother was noted as Margaret Govan. I have not been able to find either parish mariage listings for John Stirling/Margaret Govan or the birth of William, Margaret or John.

In the 1841 Census for Row, living in Clyde Street, there is a listing for Janet Stirling, 45, Washers Lodging(?), born in county, Catherine Stirling, 9, born in county, and Alexander McAuslan, 54, fisherman, born in county.

The 1851 Census for Helensburgh shows Janet Stirling living at Stirlings Land, Clyde Street, head, 42, seamstress, born Helensburgh, Dnb. Her daughter Catherine had now left home and was domiciled in Barony, Glasgow.

I have been trying to track down the birth of Janet Stirling nee McAuslan and her parents and have been able to narrow it to 2 possibilities :-
1. Janet b. 6 April 1807, parents Archibald McAuslan & Isabel Cohran.
2. Janet b. 16 September 1814, parents Alexander McCaslan & Mary McFarlane.

I have not been able to find any listings for these two Janet's in the Death Registers under either McAuslan/McCaslan or Stirling/Sterling. All the other Janet's born in Helensburgh, Dnb. in the relative time frame have been accounted for by using the Statutory Death Registers.

If a widow married in Scotland during the tiime period 1834 onwards would she marry under her widowed name or maiden name ?

Any responses or suggestions made to assist me to overcome my many problems listed above would be most welcome.

Ian, Aust.