Re: Naming Patterns

["aajay1073" <aajay1073@...>]

As I re-read what I wrote here... I realize what I said may not have 
been clear.  Therefore just to clarify....{once again}

What I meant by "the males in the family took the wife's surname", 
was that the male children took their mother's surname.  And, "the 
females took the husband's surname", was that the female children 
took their father's surname.

Hope this makes more sense...

Angie.

P.S.  Perhaps I need to get change for my two cents...

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "aajay1073" <aajay1073@y...> wrote:
> I read somewhere, {and I can't remember where, but I tried looking 
> for my source for this information}, that if the wife's family was 
of 
> a higher status or surname was 'better' {in using measurements 
during 
> that time period}, then the males in the family took the wife's 
> surname which would then pass to their children.  And the females 
> took the husband's surname which would get passed to their children 
> as the secondary surname.
> 
> In terms of mispellings or spelling variations.  Again, I read 
> somewhere, the person recording the name tended to be more educated 
> then the general people. Therefore, it would have been 'beneath' 
him 
> to ask how to spell a name to someone who was less educated them 
he.  
> The ability to read and write was not wide spread, but more than 
> likely even those people who did know how to write, were probably 
> still not asked the correct way to spell their name.
> 
> just me two cents...
> 
> Angie