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Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 746 Send Message	Aileen	Report	9 Feb 2004 19:09
	Hi Sylvia, Sorry to butt in but my granddad changed his German surname( his dad was a German subject) to another in the 1890s...would there be a record at kew showing that? Aileen
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 1,173 Send Message	Sue (Sylvia Z )	Report	9 Feb 2004 19:06
	Hi Janice, At the PRO Kew there are reference books which give a number to look at certificates of people who changed their name. You didn't have to do it officially by Deed Poll, you could apparently call yourself what you wanted!! Sue
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	Janice	Report	7 Feb 2004 22:41
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 4,475 Send Message	Announcements were usually made in the London Gazette. Don't know how early this started though. Janice
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 4 Send Message	Jan	Report	7 Feb 2004 22:32
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 4 Send Message	How do I find out about a surname change during the first world war?