Christine,
Hmm......with triple names, I can see how confusing it must get! (Remember Princess
Diana's wedding vow mix-up?) Still, might be grounds for annulment (or a good bluff,
anyway)!
Seriously, however, while searching census returns for other people, I've found a
number of cases of a person listed under their middle name -- middle names weren't the
'norm' in Wales in most families, anyway, so if one is aware of it, you should
always look for that middle name if you can't find someone with the known first name
in census and all other documentation.
Regards,
Julie Preston
juliefpreston(a)sbcglobal.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Christene Pycroft
To: Julie Preston ; WLS-MONTGOMERYSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 3:38 PM
Subject: RE: [WLS-MGY] JONES. Churchstoke [Cross-posting]
Still happens in this day and age! Almost to the day I was married 30
years ago, I found my husband's name to be Albert Walter
John...everyone, including his Mother called him Johnnie
Keith and David,
The way I read it, "Edward A." in 1881, 2 months old, was called Albert
which was his middle name. He didn't die ;-) It wasn't unusual for
families to switch the names around so that he might show up as Edward
A. in some documents and Albert E. or just Albert in others. My
grandmother told me her entire life her name was Irene Marie -- when I
got a copy of her birth certificate and christening entry, it was
actually Marie Irene!
Best,
Julie Preston
juliefpreston(a)sbcglobal.net