Hi All
Just how do you show somebody in your family tree programme when the surname has changed?
I have Martha GRIMES married to William BOTWORTH in Liverpool 5 Dec 1870. On their
marriage certificate and in the censuses for 1881,1891 and 1901 this is how their names
are spelt (I can't find them in 1871).
However after many years of looking for them (both born Cheshire) I finally found them on
Cheshire BMD by a bit of lateral thinking.
I now have Martha CRIMES (with a "c" not a "g") and William BOTWOOD.
Do I leave them in my programme as the surname they used in later years (of course all the
children are BOTWORTH) or do I change the parents to the name they were given at birth?
Of course Martha is not a problem as she only uses the name GRIMES on her marriage
certificate, but it's a bit more difficult with William because of the surname of the
ten children.
Regards
Barbara