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Re: Why did John change his surname?
« Reply #45 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 23:07 GMT (UK) »
Hi Forfarian,

On NAS, found the following, not sure if it is the same person but may shed light on why Stewart was picked.

Country code    GB
Repository code    234
Repository    National Archives of Scotland
Reference    CS230/MC/14/26
Title    Christina McDonald or Stewart: Note for Poors Roll
Dates    1863
Access status    Open
   
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Scotland - Buchanan, Thomson, Pat(t)erson, Stewart, Ritchie, Tracey
Ireland - Tracey, Conroy, Pat(t)erson.

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Re: Why did John change his surname?
« Reply #46 on: Tuesday 18 January 11 23:26 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Tom, but I'd be surprised if it's the same one, given that her maiden name was Glencorse and that she wasn't married to John McDonald until 5 years after that. I'll check it out some day when I'm in the NAS.
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Re: Why did John change his surname?
« Reply #47 on: Thursday 12 March 15 11:50 GMT (UK) »
When a relative died childless, it was sometimes the practice to leave the inheritance to a member of the family on condition that they changed their surname to that of the childless relative so that the line was 'continued'.  Have you checked the Retours which would cover inheritance of land and estates.  BTW, my great great uncle Peter Mungall was married to Jessie Storrie of Garvieside.
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