Help with change of name please

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Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Sue	Report	19 Mar 2005 09:05
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hoping someone can help me with this. My mother's maiden name is Marling and I've been researching that side of my tree. However I've found out that prior to 1881 the family were known by the name of Moreland. I've checked, double checked and triple checked all the info I have and it's definitely the right family. The earliest I've got back to is Charles Moreland born in 1815, his marriage registered in 1838 as Moreland, the births of his children are registered as Moreland and on census records until 1871 he is Moreland. Then it seems from about 1875 he and his children are all known by the name of Marling - all marriages, deaths etc are registered as Marling. Has anyone got any suggestions how I can find out if they officially changed their name? Sorry this is a bit long winded - I hope it makes sense!