Many of you will know that husband's gt gt grandfather changed his name, first from Dennis McCarthy to James McCarthy and then to James Carter.
I had assumed it was to avoid anti-Irish feeling - even though some of Dennis/James children carried on being McCarthy.
Now I think I might know. OH's gt grandfather Charles Albert McCarthy born 1866 and registered with father Dennis McCarthy.
1871 family are all called Carter on census.
In 1867 (a year after CA's birth) there was a Fenian explosion at Clerkenwell Prison (near the ex-FRC) which killed some civilians. This was the start of a lot of terrorist activity and anti-Irish feeling, so that might have been the trigger for the McCarthys to become Carters.
I had assumed it was to avoid anti-Irish feeling - even though some of Dennis/James children carried on being McCarthy.
Now I think I might know. OH's gt grandfather Charles Albert McCarthy born 1866 and registered with father Dennis McCarthy.
1871 family are all called Carter on census.
In 1867 (a year after CA's birth) there was a Fenian explosion at Clerkenwell Prison (near the ex-FRC) which killed some civilians. This was the start of a lot of terrorist activity and anti-Irish feeling, so that might have been the trigger for the McCarthys to become Carters.
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