Hi, I've not been on here for some time and when I was here, I got a lot of help and I need some help again please.
I have discovered that my father's family surname of Dennis is not the original family name, it was Fitzpatrick, one of the Dennis ancestors decided that what with the Irish troubles and the dislike of the Irish by the English, he decided to change it to Dennis, now the problem is, I don't think it was legally done as I can't find anything to say it was, so I think this ancestor just said something like 'From now on we will have the surname Dennis'. A relative who I have never spoken to via another member of the family said it was swopped, now if that's the case, was this relative originally called Dennis Fitzpatrick, did the wife of this ancestor have a surname of Dennis and they took that, I wish I knew.
Is there any way I can find some sort of link to put the two surnames together. This is how it stands at the moment with the Surname of Dennis.
My father - Philip Charles Harry Dennis b.1913 - Romford, Essex
My grandfather - John Dennis b.1877 - Hammersmith, London
My great grandfather - Charles Dennis b.1858 - Cawnpore, India
My great great grandfather - John Dennis (that's what it says on Charles' marriage certificate and it also said he was a soldier deceased, marriage was in 1880) b.1825 approx - I believe born in Ireland.
I have no information at all on my great great grandfather, did his father, my gt,gt,gt grandfather change the names and is there any possible way to find out? There's my problem.
If anyone can advise or help I would be most grateful.
I have discovered that my father's family surname of Dennis is not the original family name, it was Fitzpatrick, one of the Dennis ancestors decided that what with the Irish troubles and the dislike of the Irish by the English, he decided to change it to Dennis, now the problem is, I don't think it was legally done as I can't find anything to say it was, so I think this ancestor just said something like 'From now on we will have the surname Dennis'. A relative who I have never spoken to via another member of the family said it was swopped, now if that's the case, was this relative originally called Dennis Fitzpatrick, did the wife of this ancestor have a surname of Dennis and they took that, I wish I knew.
Is there any way I can find some sort of link to put the two surnames together. This is how it stands at the moment with the Surname of Dennis.
My father - Philip Charles Harry Dennis b.1913 - Romford, Essex
My grandfather - John Dennis b.1877 - Hammersmith, London
My great grandfather - Charles Dennis b.1858 - Cawnpore, India
My great great grandfather - John Dennis (that's what it says on Charles' marriage certificate and it also said he was a soldier deceased, marriage was in 1880) b.1825 approx - I believe born in Ireland.
I have no information at all on my great great grandfather, did his father, my gt,gt,gt grandfather change the names and is there any possible way to find out? There's my problem.
If anyone can advise or help I would be most grateful.
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