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Offline Mean_genie

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Re: Name Changes 1800's
« Reply #9 on: Friday 16 October 15 20:51 BST (UK) »
Most changes of name leave no paper trail at all, but this guide outlines the records that you might find:

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/changes-of-name/

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Re: Name Changes 1800's
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 31 July 22 20:53 BST (UK) »
Re Savage name change to Thomas
John Savage was committed to a lunatic asylum in 1837 and died later that year. I assume that his behaviour caused the family to change their name to Thomas. Thomas was the name of Catherine Humphries father

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Re: Name Changes 1800's
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 03 August 22 17:21 BST (UK) »
I had a lot of problems trying to find my grandfather's relatives as there was a lot of name changes.

One of my forebears went by the name of Maximillian Hammond, but was encouraged to change it to Maximillian Dudley Digges Dalison.  The Digges family owned property in Kent and a daughter married a Hammond, but I'm not sure where the Dalison part comes from.
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