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The Common Room / Re: Mothers maiden name as surname.
« on: Monday 29 January 24 17:16 GMT (UK) »
In my wife's ancestors there is a Hannah Bott (1826 - 71) who married Henry Taylor (1822 -78). Their daughter was named Mary Bott Taylor (1849 -?) she married a William Kinsey (1856 -1859) and their son was named William Bott Kinsey (1883 - 1962). However their other son Albert (1877- 1962) did not have the Bott middle name despite being the elder son but their eldest daughter Mary Elizabeth Bott Kinsey (1902 -1925) did. It seems the practice of including the Bott name ceased after her young death and having no children.