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.

According to the Canadian Passenger Lists on Ancestry there were a number of Charles SUMMERS' who left UK for Canada.  However, (although I don't have enough info to guarantee this is the correct person) there was a Charles John Summers, age 36, married, who left Glasgow in May 1913 on the ship Scandinavian.  He was unaccompanied on the journey. He arrived in Quebec on 12 May 1913.  He had not been in Canada before, but he was intending permanently residing in Canada (he could read and write). His county of birth was Scotland and his race was Scottish. His final destination was Montreal, Quebec.  The occupation which he had left in Scotland was Butler and he intended looking for work in Canada as a Waiter. Again there were numerous Mary Summers (Sumers, Samers) who left UK.  There was one (again no guarantees its the correct one) who left Glasow October 1913 on the ship Pretorian.  Port of arrival was Quebec. Mary's age was stated as 30 but this has been inserted over the orginal age and I am unable to read the original.  Her occupation is listed as housewife and she is described as "to join husband CPR ship 6 months in Canada."  These words are written over the original writing in regards to her nationality and I am unable to read the original writing.  Her final destination was Montreal, Quebec.  Mary was unaccompanied on the journey. Alison   ________________________________ From: MISS ADELINE MARTIN To: aberdeen@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, 23 January, 2010 16:25:39 Subject: [ABERDEEN] LEGAL NAME CHANGE 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.