Byway & Summers surname

[Radcliff]

Lets narrow down when the name change occured,

1861 still Henry Byway,

1871 Henry Sumner,
he has been in Yorkshire as he has two six year old sons born Bradford,
 ,so we need to look in Yorkshire for their births,to see if they are registered as Byway or Summer,

death Henry Byway Summers Chorlton December 1875

[akersbyway]

So I think he had twins in around 1864/5 Albert and Malcolm./ I believe them to be registered as Byway...Malcolm and Albert Summers Byway.

So is it looking that at somepoint between their birth and 1871 the name is changed??

Confused!

[Radcliff]

Their baptismis at Girlington St Philip

Malcolm and Albert born September the 13 th 1864,
baptism,12 th of Feb 1865,
father Henry Summers and Ann
address,92  Girlington Road
father a scripture reader,

[Radcliff]

No I am not confused , so its narrowed again

[akersbyway]

Ah! Born Summers then....

It's a little odd the time between birth and baptism isn't it?

Most of the records I have come across from this period, the baptism seems to happen fairly quickly after birth - or do I have that wrong?

[akersbyway]

Their baptismis at Girlington St Philip

Malcolm and Albert born September the 13 th 1864,
baptism,12 th of Feb 1865,
father Henry Summers and Ann
address,92  Girlington Road
father a scripture reader,

OK, so we're looking at a 3yr period where he potentially changed the name.....

[Radcliff]

Yes and the change in occupation,

clerk to scripture reader ,


have you confirmed their births as Byway ,

[akersbyway]

Yes, well not as Byway...

Malcolm Byway Summers died Jan 1904 Chorlton and Albert Byway Summers d. 1920 in Chorlton.

Both married as Summers too - Malcolm to Ada Cork and Albert to Mary Shiels (I think)

Could changing the name be a religious thing I wonder?

[Radcliff]

Malcolm dies and marries with the name Byway Summers,


thats what I was thinking religion