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Why did they change their name???
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Sarah | Report | 15 Nov 2006 15:58 |
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In my family a GGGG Grandad, Richard Mcginty moved over to England from Ireland. He married Annie Kirby Johnson at Market Weighton in Jan 1878 and they had a daughter call Charlotte Ann McGinty. This is where it gets odd. All further children are called Sherwood. It appears he changed their names somewhere along the line. My Grandma's maiden name is Sherwood but she remembers Aunt Charlotte and her being a Mcginty. Can anyone shed any light on this one?!?!? |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 15 Nov 2006 16:01 |
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Did Richard and Annie keep their surnames? Have you found the family in each census? Gwyn |
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Sarah | Report | 15 Nov 2006 16:04 |
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Richard and Annie also change their names to Sherwood. I have Richard in 1901 as a Sherwood shown as a widower and remarried. The reason I know this is a great aunt who is still alive remembers the family ructions when Charlotte Ann found her birth certificate and saw her real surname was Mcginty and that is when the whole name change thing came out!!! |
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Potty | Report | 15 Nov 2006 16:09 |
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They were Sherwood in 1881: but Richard doesn't say he is Irish Charlotte Ann Sherwood Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880 Relation: Daughter Father's name: Richard Gender: Female Where born: Yorkshire, England Civil Parish: Kingston-Upon-Hull County/Island: Yorkshire Country: England Street address: 2 Emmas Place Education: Employment status: View Image - Railway worker Registration district: Hull Sub-registration district: Myton ED, institution, or vessel: 7 Neighbors: View others on page Household Members: Name Age Annie Sherwood 20 Charlotte Ann Sherwood 1 Richard Sherwood 22 - born Stamford Bridge Annie Stock 39 Annie Stock 25 Henry Wilson 25 Robert Wilson 26 View Original Record View Original Image |
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Sarah | Report | 15 Nov 2006 16:12 |
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Thanks for the info. Richard is definately a McGinty on Charlottes birth cert and on his marriage cert to Annie. The from Charlotte being born to the census the name changes to Sherwood and I'm 99% positive it's the same family!!! |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 15 Nov 2006 16:14 |
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There is a registered One Name Study of the SHERWOOD surname. I'm sure the researcher would be interested in your story and may be able to help further. Details on how to contact are on the Guild of One Name Studies site. Click on registered names. Gwyn |
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Andrea | Report | 15 Nov 2006 16:14 |
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Maybe if there was prejudice or some such against the Irish where they were (or when it was), maybe they just picked a name out of thin air that wasn't Irish to give them a better chance. Although, they would have had to change their accent etc aswell...... Just an idea!! |
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Sarah | Report | 15 Nov 2006 16:16 |
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Thanks you for your help & suggestions I will see what I can find out with the Guild!!! |
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Jennifer | Report | 15 Nov 2006 16:17 |
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One possibility, could there have been an inheritance, sometimes this is tied in to a change of name. Jennifer |
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