In addition, in Ireland there was a long tradition of what we might call 'fostering' of children, especially in earlier times. It is not unknown for these children to have taken the name of the foster family. Just another trap for researchers! Regards, Patsy - New Zealand Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:37 AM Subject: Re: [CO CORK] FAMILY TREE DNA > Ev, > > When one sees different surnames with that close a match at 67 markers > then > one has to look for some of the following: > 1. an adoption > 2. a male who married and changed his name - done on occasion for money > to > shore up a line that had > daughtered out. > 3. a child born outside of a marriage and taking either his mother's name > or that of a close relative who raised > the child. > 4. Someone changing his surname to avoid being found, either by the law > or > a wife.