Surnames (General)

by mervyn , england, Devon., Saturday, August 26, 2006, 14:25 (6665 days ago) @ bertha

Hello Bertha, on the subject of a mothers/wifes surname given as a childs middle name has cropped up frequently in my research of ancestors in East Devon in the 19th.c.and even into the early 20th. My auntie born in 1903 was a first child of 6 and for her middle name was given her grandparents surname of Driver. One of her uncles had his mothers surname as his middle name. Many others I have researched in East Devon area carried their mothers maiden name as their middle name.
Mervyn.