Listed surname for previously married woman 1600s

[tamlen]

The OPR commonly recorded a woman's maiden surname in marriage and baptism records. Can anyone tell me if there was a usual practice in the 1600s and 1700s for how women's surnames were recorded when a woman had been married previously?

For instance, if Elspeth Toschach first married Donald Conachar, then later married his brother John, would she likely have been listed in the records of her children with John as Elspeth Toschach or Elspeth Conachar?

I know we cannot know for sure in any use case, I'm just trying to get a sense of how parishes handled this. I run into it occasionally and it would be helpful to know. Thanks!

[David Nicoll]

Hi,
 Legally a woman will always be recorded under her maiden name in Scots records for marriage purposes. It makes finding people much easier, but second marriages can still cause issues! Is it the same woman or just another of the same name. Occasionally you will get more details, relelict of …
Of course you also get alias names, for proscribed families and similar, there was also a standardisation of names. I have a letter saying all the old names are gone from about 1890 referring to her mothers maiden name.

[Forfarian]

For instance, if Elspeth Toschach first married Donald Conachar, then later married his brother John, would she likely have been listed in the records of her children with John as Elspeth Toschach or Elspeth Conachar?

Toschach.

[tamlen]

Thank you!