What name did widows use in Scottish Marriages in 1820s on Lewis

[jc33a]

Hello, a Mary Macaulay married a Murdo Graham in 1826 in Stornoway. I am not sure whether she was the same Mary Macaulay who married a John Macleod in 1806. Would widows in Scottish records typically marry with their maiden name or their first husband's name? John

[Neale1961]

……..  Would widows in Scottish records typically marry with their maiden name or their first husband's name? John

Maiden name.

[RJ_Paton]

As neale1961 says Maiden Name.

Scots Law and tradition has a woman retain her maiden name in all legal documents/procedures with any additional names gained by marriage listed as an alternative.
Even in death a married woman would be listed by her maiden name rather than married name.

[oldfashionedgirl]

You very often read on Scottish headstones, even in current times,
Margaret MacLeod wife of Hamish McDougal as an example.

Years ago when looking at the title deeds for our house I naively thought that many of the couples had got divorced  as they stated
Margaret MacLeod or McDougal or whatever if they had had a subsequent marriage.

[jc33a]

Thanks for the reply - thats what I thought.