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McVORANs
My Margaret McVORAN changed her name to MORRISON.
She married Peter CURRIE, d, on March of 1835. He was killed by a falling tree on the 5 acre lots in Nottawasaga Twp., Duntroon, Ontario.
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My Margaret McVORAN changed her name to MORRISON.
She married Peter CURRIE, d, on March of 1835. He was killed by a falling tree on the 5 acre lots in Nottawasaga Twp., Duntroon, Ontario.
They
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Malcolm Campbell
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#389
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Re: Unity Simpson
Ian & Josephine:
I’m very interested in this thread, even tho I may not be able to add much.
I have a lot of McVorans (various spellings) in my database, including many (like my own direct line)
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Ian & Josephine:
I’m very interested in this thread, even tho I may not be able to add much.
I have a lot of McVorans (various spellings) in my database, including many (like my own direct line)
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Ken Harrison
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#388
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Re: Maiden surnames
Unlike England and Wales a woman retains her Own/Maiden name upon Marriage. It is usually as a matter of convenience that she takes her husbands Surname. This is very useful when looking at
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Unlike England and Wales a woman retains her Own/Maiden name upon Marriage. It is usually as a matter of convenience that she takes her husbands Surname. This is very useful when looking at
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Les Horn
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#387
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Re: Maiden Name or Married Name
I have never heard of anything quite so formal.
It is perfectly true that a married woman in Scotland doed not legally change her surname. In all later documents she is formally referred to as 'xxx
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I have never heard of anything quite so formal.
It is perfectly true that a married woman in Scotland doed not legally change her surname. In all later documents she is formally referred to as 'xxx
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Anne Burgess
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#386
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Edited
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Re: Unity Simpson
Hi Ian
This is the only thing that I can find on your Dougald. Thereare 23 family trees on Ancestry for Dugal but they all have the same informationBaptise at Killarrow, Argyll and born 6 nov 1783
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Hi Ian
This is the only thing that I can find on your Dougald. Thereare 23 family trees on Ancestry for Dugal but they all have the same informationBaptise at Killarrow, Argyll and born 6 nov 1783
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Josephine Conray
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#385
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Re: Maiden surnames
Hi Jocelyn
Good advice. We have to be open to all possibilities in our genealogical research. It's so easy to hit brick walls that we need to be looking at all possible ways round
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Hi Jocelyn
Good advice. We have to be open to all possibilities in our genealogical research. It's so easy to hit brick walls that we need to be looking at all possible ways round
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John Kemplen
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#384
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Re: Off subject
No idea and do not understand how it ended up in my email. aAaAa. Can’t get my machine to do it again.
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No idea and do not understand how it ended up in my email. aAaAa. Can’t get my machine to do it again.
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Lauraine Syrnick
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#383
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Re: Maiden Name or Married Name
Hi All
Off topic completely can someone tell me what this  and whatdo you used it for.
Josephine
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Hi All
Off topic completely can someone tell me what this  and whatdo you used it for.
Josephine
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Josephine Conray
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#382
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Re: Unity Simpson
Hi Ian
There does not seen to be any information on either of the boys.This is the only thing on John Birth & Death.
Will keep looking
Cheers
Josephine
Qld. Aust
Scotland, Select
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Hi Ian
There does not seen to be any information on either of the boys.This is the only thing on John Birth & Death.
Will keep looking
Cheers
Josephine
Qld. Aust
Scotland, Select
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Josephine Conray
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#381
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Unity Simpson
I am seeking information on Unity Simpson b1765, possibly on Islay, who married John McVorran b1760. They had at least 3 children, 2 brothers John McVorran b1783 d1860 and Dougald also b1783 and 1
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I am seeking information on Unity Simpson b1765, possibly on Islay, who married John McVorran b1760. They had at least 3 children, 2 brothers John McVorran b1783 d1860 and Dougald also b1783 and 1
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ianmac1@...
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#380
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Re: Maiden Name or Married Name
My Mother (non-Scottish) was buried as Ella B. Smith and when I saw it was horrified. She was born as Ella B. Whittier and married my Dad, David Laurie Smith (Scottish ancestry). I asked my Dad why
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My Mother (non-Scottish) was buried as Ella B. Smith and when I saw it was horrified. She was born as Ella B. Whittier and married my Dad, David Laurie Smith (Scottish ancestry). I asked my Dad why
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Lauraine Syrnick
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#379
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Re: Maiden Name or Married Name
Another interesting topic Janet and getting away from maiden surnames and even to a different country but it explains past practices - I have a 2gtgf name on a headstone in Cornwall but he
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Another interesting topic Janet and getting away from maiden surnames and even to a different country but it explains past practices - I have a 2gtgf name on a headstone in Cornwall but he
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Jocelyn Gould
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#378
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Maiden surnames
Hi John - another aspect to consider - in the 1841 Census for Inverness-shire my 2xgtgm was listed under her maiden surname and children under father's surname. I investigated this and
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Hi John - another aspect to consider - in the 1841 Census for Inverness-shire my 2xgtgm was listed under her maiden surname and children under father's surname. I investigated this and
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Jocelyn Gould
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#377
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Re: Maiden Name or Married Name
I was told many years ago that a married woman went by her married name and after her husband's death she continued using his name for one year then reverted to using her maiden name e.g. Catherine
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I was told many years ago that a married woman went by her married name and after her husband's death she continued using his name for one year then reverted to using her maiden name e.g. Catherine
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Janet Farmer
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#376
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Re: McEwing/Stewart/McCaig/Wallace—Islay/ Campbeltown
Interesting what different experiences and recollections we have of this. In spite of what I said earlier about women being known by their married surnames, I agree totally with what Ken
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Interesting what different experiences and recollections we have of this. In spite of what I said earlier about women being known by their married surnames, I agree totally with what Ken
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John Kemplen
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#375
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Re: McEwing/Stewart/McCaig/Wallace—Islay/ Campbeltown
When my great aunt died in 1975 near Ft. William, her Will was in the name of “maiden name OR married name”. She told me that she was known informally by her husband’s name, but her old friends
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When my great aunt died in 1975 near Ft. William, her Will was in the name of “maiden name OR married name”. She told me that she was known informally by her husband’s name, but her old friends
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Ken Harrison
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#374
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Re: McEwing/Stewart/McCaig/Wallace—Islay/ Campbeltown
I beg to differ.......in the 1700/1800 era most women retained their maiden names after marriage. You will see on some census info this is so..NOT ALL, but for example, if the woman was a Smith, she
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I beg to differ.......in the 1700/1800 era most women retained their maiden names after marriage. You will see on some census info this is so..NOT ALL, but for example, if the woman was a Smith, she
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Goldie & Lido Doratti
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#373
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Re: McEwing/Stewart/McCaig/Wallace—Islay/ Campbeltown
I don't think it is quite like that. Most married Scottish women have, for many years, ALWAYS been known by their married surname while they are alive and it is ONLY on their headstones
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I don't think it is quite like that. Most married Scottish women have, for many years, ALWAYS been known by their married surname while they are alive and it is ONLY on their headstones
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John Kemplen
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#372
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Re: McEwing/Stewart/McCaig/Wallace—Islay/ Campbeltown
And, that is why, they are named by their maiden name on headstones. So helpful, for us into genealogy.
JudyAnderson
BC Canada
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And, that is why, they are named by their maiden name on headstones. So helpful, for us into genealogy.
JudyAnderson
BC Canada
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LorneandJudy
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#371
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HUNTER
Hi,
I have created a group for all those whith a Hunter in their family. I also hold a databse of around 260,000 entries for those with Hunter as the surname: I am presently working on putting this
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Hi,
I have created a group for all those whith a Hunter in their family. I also hold a databse of around 260,000 entries for those with Hunter as the surname: I am presently working on putting this
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Rikki
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#370
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