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Family changing names then changing back.
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Unknown | Report | 13 Dec 2016 21:31 |
It appears that my wife's family changed names from Edge to Hall then back to Edge , |
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Kense | Report | 14 Dec 2016 15:44 |
Could it be some sort of family feud that was temporarily resolved, then blew up again before finally being sorted? |
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Unknown | Report | 14 Dec 2016 19:39 |
Sorry if I put this message in the wrong place. |
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BrianW | Report | 14 Dec 2016 22:27 |
An ancestor of mine took a mistress and adopted her surname. This caused problems finding him on the 1901 and 1911 census. |
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supercrutch | Report | 15 Dec 2016 00:54 |
I am not saying that this does but may apply to your names BUT I have researched a few that did the same. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 15 Dec 2016 21:23 |
When it was the woman who introduced money into the marriage, usually because she had no brothers, sometimes, the bride's father insisted the husband took the wife's name, to retain the 'heritage'. |
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