who used an alias and why?

[jotuljones]

Hi -I am in process of identifying members in my family tree: one such may be a Duncan Grant from Laggan (?which Laggan?) who is recorded on the marriage certificate as "alias Duncan Glafs". Has anyone an idea what this word might mean, and has anyone come across the use of an alias in similar contexts?
Many thanks for any help.http:

[KGarrad]

There are a couple of documents in the Devon section of GenUKI:

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/NamesPersonal/AliasesDiscriminant
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/NamesPersonal/Aliases

Aliases were particularly predominant in the West of England!

[Skoosh]

Most likely the parish of Laggan, Duncan Glas most likely describes his appearance, grey or pale/sallow.

 An excellent explanation of Highland bynames & aliases in an article in the current edition of the journal of the HFHS.

www.highlandfamilyhistorysociety.org

Skoosh.

[Girl Guide]

There doesn't appear to be any marriage for a Duncan Grant or any Duncan in the Laggan or Kingussie and Laggan area.

When is the marriage supposed to have taken place and to whom?

[Rosinish]

There doesn't appear to be any marriage for a Duncan Grant or any Duncan in the Laggan or Kingussie and Laggan area.

I don't think the marriage would have been there or there would be no need to mention "Duncan Grant from Laggan"?

Annie

[jotuljones]

There are a couple of documents in the Devon section of GenUKI:

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/NamesPersonal/AliasesDiscriminant
http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/DEV/NamesPersonal/Aliases

Aliases were particularly predominant in the West of England!

Many thanks for that - I am posting from the northwest of Scotland, but the alias as discriminant makes a lot of sense, and in a small village in the fifties when I was growing up (work in progress) locals were often still identified with a first name plus occupation, or a first name plus location, to avoid confusion. (i.e., four 'Duncans'  in the village, all the same surname, so which one is meant?

[Skoosh]

There was a Duncan Grant in the latter part of the 18th cent who concerned himself with developing textile production in Badenoch.

Skoosh.

[Rosinish]

"The marriage is recorded in Duthil and Rothiemurchus, 1803, when Duncan Grant lived in the blacksmith's house in Laggan, and his wife to be was Anne Mcdonald from Aviemore."

Annie

[Rosinish]

Can you list all children in order please which may help to identify his parentage?

Annie