Byway & Summers surname

[akersbyway]

Could anyone please tell me whether it was "usual" for a family to change their surname. My ancestor William Byway born 1800 had (amongst others) 2 sons William summers byway and Henry Byway. What is odd is that Henry at some point seems to take his motherS surname and becomes Henry Summers and his children become e.g. William Henry byway summers.
Is there any way to identify if this was formally changed? Or indeed any other way I can find out why they took Summers as the main surname???

Many thanks fir any help!

Alex

[Radcliff]

It would be helpfull to give a few dates,when did his parents marry,or did they not,

St George Hulme
Charles Byway,
son of William Byway and Elizabeth ,formerly Summers,
born the 24 th of June 1838,
baptism 8 Th of July 1838,
abode Hulme Barracks,
father a trumpeter,in the 3rd dragoons guards

[Radcliff]

Just looking around at the moment,

St Georges Hulme,

William Somers son of William and Sarah,
born 17 th of December 1837,
baptism 31st of December,
abode back Owen Street,Hulme
father a private soldier,

[Radcliff]

is this the couple who marry in Newcastle please ,

William Byway and Elizabeth Summer,

27 th of November 1821

ST Andrews Newcastle upon Tyne,
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[akersbyway]

Thank you, yes William byway and Elizabeth summers married in Newcastle/Northumberland 1821. He was a trumpeter in dragoon guards. Charles byway fits, I havea death record for him- Restalrig, mid lothian, died whilst William stationed at piers I'll barracks. William summers byway b1827 Henry byway b 1829 in scotland and married an Anne tyldesly it's his family and offspring that seem to become surname Summers and not Byway??

[Radcliff]

Yes I am just looking at them now ,Henry is Byway in census and his marriage, but his sons marriage he is stated as Byway Summers, I do wonder if the vicar just wrote it the wrong way round,and it stuck,

[akersbyway]

Oh! Do you think it could be something as simple as that? that's a shame!! I was hoping for some dark secret lurking somewhere!! ;

[akersbyway]

Yes I am just looking at them now ,Henry is Byway in census and his marriage, but his sons marriage he is stated as Byway Summers, I do wonder if the vicar just wrote it the wrong way round,and it stuck,

Do you have an image of the byway Summers record at all?

[Radcliff]

St George Tyldesley Lancashire,
Henry Byway,Bookseller batchelor,of Atherton,aged 25,
Ann Tildsley,weaver spinster of Sales Lane,aged 25,
Grooms father William Bywater,deceased,
brides father George Tildsley,weaver,
witness by
Peter Hampson,and Sarah Hancock,
married by banns,