A while ago I found out that my Great Grandparents changed their name from Taylor to Jackson when they moved from Redruth, Cornwall to Wales sometime in the late 1870s.
Today, I was told they changed their name because my Great Grandmother had gone bankrupt and they didn't want the shame to follow them.
It seems unusual to me that a woman would have had a business in those days, am I right that it was only men who would have been in business?
Also, if possible where would I get information regarding a bankruptcy at this time or would this be too early for records to have been kept?
Today, I was told they changed their name because my Great Grandmother had gone bankrupt and they didn't want the shame to follow them.
It seems unusual to me that a woman would have had a business in those days, am I right that it was only men who would have been in business?
Also, if possible where would I get information regarding a bankruptcy at this time or would this be too early for records to have been kept?
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