Lyall/Lill - were these names interchangeable?- Completed

[kiwicatz]

I have Lyalls and Lills in my family - and am confused because sometime records for the same people are under both names - sometimes in one lot of records they are Lyalls and in another they are Lills. I am very confused!!
Lan
Pottsville NSW Australia

[beady]

If you have an accent and pronounce the name leeall then yes they are interchangeable, when the spelling is in the ear of the writer

[Redroger]

Remember before the 19th century there was no standard spelling. Shakespeare spelt his own name three different ways in his own will.

[kiwicatz]

Thank you both.

So with the really old records, should I just assume -as long as things fit and I'll just add notes about the surname.
Jan

[Redroger]

Yes, I would but I would make sure everything was carefully referenced in order to obviate future problems, when an interloper appears as they always will.