Mothers Maiden Name given as childs Middle name

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Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 914 Send Message	Sheila	Report	3 Sep 2010 15:43
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 914 Send Message	I'm currently going through the Probate Calendar on Ancestry for a Scottish friend and have his tree in front of me. You can see the naming pattern clearly and can trace it back to a marriage in 1835 when John D~ married Mary McC. Their oldest son was Stephen McC D~, his oldest son was Stephen John D~, his oldest son was Stephen McC D~ and his oldest son is Stephen John D~. The illegitimate son along the way wasStephen D~ and then his mother's surname. Wish I had something like this in my tree instead of Smiths on both sides! Sheila
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	John	Report	13 Sep 2010 17:10
Member Since: August 2005 Posts: 2 Send Message	This is normal practice in Scotland .I have hundreds in my tree with the mothers maiden name as a middle name. IT DOSNT MEAN THE WERE ILLEGITMATE