Surnames changed on marriage

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  • Judders
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    • Dec 2018
    • 11

    #1

    Surnames changed on marriage

    Both my son and his wife changed their surnames on marriage. Son by adopting his wife surname hyphenated. So Son is now Cohen-Judd, and his wife changed from
    Cohen to Cohen-Judd.
    How should this be treated on Reunion. Their daughter will be also entered as surname Cohen-Judd. Could it be entered in Marriage details/ note etc
  • eventide
    Member
    • Sep 2005
    • 287

    #2
    You could use the Married Name fact field or in Marriage Notes.

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    • kyuck
      Member
      • Mar 2005
      • 119

      #3
      Originally posted by Judders View Post
      Both my son and his wife changed their surnames on marriage. Son by adopting his wife surname hyphenated. So Son is now Cohen-Judd, and his wife changed from
      Cohen to Cohen-Judd.
      How should this be treated on Reunion. Their daughter will be also entered as surname Cohen-Judd. Could it be entered in Marriage details/ note etc
      You could add the "Name Change" event.
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      • CJ_Esau
        Member
        • Jul 2017
        • 2

        #4
        I've handled this by putting their birth surname in these [brackets].

        For example:
        born Jane Smith and John Doe, decided to use the surname Jones after they married.
        [Smith] Jones, Jane
        [Doe] Jones, John
        Jane will now show up in a list of Smiths or Jones and John will show up in a list of Does or Jones.

        If I think I need any extra info explaining the name change, I put it in a misc note or make it part of the source info.

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