Hi
Does anyone know why a woman who was over 21 when her mother remarried would use her stepfather's surname on her marriage certificate when she herself married, not long after her mother's remarriage? Especially as before that she'd used her biological father's surname since she was born?
I'm not sure if I'm looking at two instances of it in my family research. One from the 1870's and one much more recently. The first instance was when a mother was widowed and the second after divorce.
All suggestions gratefully accepted
Does anyone know why a woman who was over 21 when her mother remarried would use her stepfather's surname on her marriage certificate when she herself married, not long after her mother's remarriage? Especially as before that she'd used her biological father's surname since she was born?
I'm not sure if I'm looking at two instances of it in my family research. One from the 1870's and one much more recently. The first instance was when a mother was widowed and the second after divorce.
All suggestions gratefully accepted
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