Would a death record use a woman's maiden name?

[NicVog]

Hello. Specifically asking about Ireland in the 1890s.
When a married woman died and it was recorded in civil records, would they record her by her birth/maiden name? Or upon marrying would a woman be known only by her married name on official documents, including on her death certificate?

Thank you.

[JACK GEE]

I have seen both instances - Married name  - James V James and James v Anderson. Although married it was common to retain own name.

Cheers
Jack Gee

[NicVog]

Ah,thank you, Jack! If I'm reading you right, regarding
"James V James and James v Anderson"
Are you saying it would include both names, like "married name, formerly 'maiden name'" or would a woman who had died be recorded simply by her birth name in her death record with no reference to her married name?

[dublin1850]

Who gave the information?
Could she have been living separately from her husband and using her 'own' name, so that was what people knew her as?
I think it would be unusual for a married woman who died while still living with her husband/family to not have been recorded under his name.
Of course, there are always mistakes.

[NicVog]

Thanks, D1850! I was wondering particularly in the case of widows, but I guess you're right it depended on who was giving the information.

[JACK GEE]

Nic,  in Ireland and Scotland at certain times the wife kept her own name. Using my above analogy - John James married Vera Anderson. There goes Vera Anderson wife of John James. Can you give us your scenario so we can see the text in which we are dealing?

cheers
Jack

[KGarrad]

Depends on where the death was?

Here, on the Isle of Man, a married woman who dies is often recorded with both married and maiden names.
E.G. Smith als (alias) Jones.

[gaffy]

... Specifically asking about Ireland in the 1890s.

My experience is that the married name was the norm.  I have encountered a couple of instances where a death was registered under a woman's maiden name and she was described as a spinster - which I knew to the contrary - in those few instances, she was widowed young, didn't remarry and died at a ripe age.  But no, my experience is married name.

[Kiltpin]

I appreciate that you are enquiring about Ireland, but there were the "Ulster Scots". And in Scotland, a woman was known by her maiden name. She might change her marital status and her husband, but she kept her name. 

Regards 

Chas