I am not sure you have the same person below. I have a Charles George Gray Somors Illegitimate son of Catherine Somors born in Edinburgh on April 28,1876. In the 1881 census he is living with his grandparents in Kelso under the name of Charles S.Gray.In the 1891 census he is listed as Charles Summers.I have not been able to track him for a number of years until a few days ago This could be him as the 'S' in Charles S Gray may in fact be a misreading of Charles 'G'(eorge) Gray or maybe not. However I would be more likely to think that with his Birth showing his name as Charles George Gray Somors that his Father was a Gray, if his Mother is listed as a Somers . Does the Birth Certifiacte have the Mother down as having a MS ?  If it does she was married and he was not therefore illgitimate. Is there a Father's name mentioned? And then listing him later as Charles Summers is possible. I found that he joined the Canadian Army on Dec.6,1915 and he was married to a Mary ?. I now have a marriage Reg. from Scotlandspeople 1906 for a Charles John Summers with his parents being John Summers (his Grandfather's name) and Catherine Summers ms Martin,(his Grandmothers name was Rose Summers ms Martin) married to a Mary Kennedy.His Occupation was the same as in his Army join-up papers so I am sure that I have the right marriage. This again is puzzling. It isn't that usual to change around Christian names eg adding in a John and omitting a George? This is where I am not at all sure you have the same person. Why suddenly change from Charles George to Charles John ? Just because he shares the same occupation and a vaguely familiar name does not make him the same person. This could simply be a cousin with similar name or no connection at all. If his Mother on the birth is listed as Catherine Somers but on this marriage certificate Charles John Summers has  parents as being John Summers  and Catherine Summers ms Martin and he was illegitimate theMother should be Catherine Martin on the Birth Cert of Charles !! Does the Marriage Cert of Charles John Summers in 1906 show his age as being about 30 which it should if Charles was born in 1876 ? Charles John Summers with his parents being John Summers (his Grandfather's name) and Catherine Summers ms Martin,(his Grandmothers name was Rose Summers ms Martin) And if Charles' Mother's maiden name was Martin ,she must have been married to said Father Unknown Somers. So in that case he would not be illegitinmate. And if Charles' Mother's Catherine Summers ms Martin maiden , the same maiden name as HER mother's maiden name then that makes her born Illegitimate too. I am trying to find out if he had to legally change the George part of his name and also the spelling of his Surname  to get a passport go to Canada. He can call himself whatever he wants and yes they could change the spelling . And finally is he not a bit old to be joining the Canadian Army aged 39 ? I think you need to go back and double check everything with an open mind. Regards Karen The Good You Do Comes Back To You. --- On Sat, 23/1/10, MISS ADELINE MARTIN <martin8118@sbcglobal.net> wrote: From: MISS ADELINE MARTIN <martin8118@sbcglobal.net> Subject: [ABERDEEN] LEGAL NAME CHANGE To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, 23 January, 2010, 16:25 Hello   Can anyone tell me where I can find a record of a legal name change if there was one.   I have a Charles George Gray Somors Illegitimate son of Catherine Somors born in Edinburgh on April 28,1876. In the 1881 census he is living with his grandparents in Kelso under the name of Charles S.Gray.In the 1891 census he is listed as Charles Summers.I have not been able to track him for a number of years until a few days ago I found that he joined the Canadian Army on Dec.6,1915 and he was married to a Mary ?. I now have a marriage Reg. from Scotlandspeople 1906 for a Charles John Summers with his parents being John Summers (his Grandfather's name) and Catherine Summers ms Martin,(his Grandmothers name was Rose Summers ms Martin) married to a Mary Kennedy.His Occupation was the same as in his Army join-up papers so I am sure that I have the right marriage. I am trying to find out if he had to legally change the George part of his name and also the spelling of his Surname  to get a passport go to Canada.    I will be grateful for any info. that I can get as his mother Catherine was my Gt.Grandmother's sister   Adeline Martin Ct. U.S.A. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ABERDEEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message