Hi All, I have come across a problem which I hope someone can solve; in a transcript of the Statuary Register of Scotland of the marriage of a William Douglas MINGAY which is said to have taken place in recent times it gives the bride as Deborah Ann SWANSON but then adds three other males all with given names of William Douglas but each with a different surname, viz GARDNER, NARRIE, WESTWOOD. At first I thought that they might have been the names of her previous husbands, as has occurred in other entries, but this I doubt because of her age, even gave some thought that they might be witnesses but there is no evidence to support that idea. The idea that the groom has changed his surname several times also sprung to mind, if so why? So what else can be the explanation? Maybe that someone more familiar with those Registers could offer a suggested reason behind this puzzle of mine. Regards Tony. Anthony John Mingay Member of the Guild of One Name Studies, 1985 (once of Kent & Suffolk now in NZ but still researching the surname MINGAY and its variants Worldwide.

Hi Tony Without seeing the certificate it is almost impossibe to say what is going on here, but I do have a similar thing amongst my R records, but this time a birth in E&W, where the father has four possible surnames given. From the research I have done into trying to sort this out it appears that they are his birth name and then the names he has been known by as his mother married a succession of husbands after his birth. As you say this is in "modern times" it's possible that there is something similar going on here, but as I say without seeing the actual certificate there is no way to be sure. Polly ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony" <mingay@xtra.co.nz> To: "GOONS Forum" <GOONS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 4:07 AM Subject: [G] Puzzled Hi All, I have come across a problem which I hope someone can solve; in a transcript of the Statuary Register of Scotland of the marriage of a William Douglas MINGAY which is said to have taken place in recent times it gives the bride as Deborah Ann SWANSON but then adds three other males all with given names of William Douglas but each with a different surname, viz GARDNER, NARRIE, WESTWOOD. At first I thought that they might have been the names of her previous husbands, as has occurred in other entries, but this I doubt because of her age, even gave some thought that they might be witnesses but there is no evidence to support that idea. The idea that the groom has changed his surname several times also sprung to mind, if so why? So what else can be the explanation? Maybe that someone more familiar with those Registers could offer a suggested reason behind this puzzle of mine. Regards Tony. Anthony John Mingay Member of the Guild of One Name Studies, 1985 (once of Kent & Suffolk now in NZ but still researching the surname MINGAY and its variants Worldwide. _____________________________________________ RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Tony, I am in the Scotland's People Hub in Inverness today, so I will have a look at the image for you and let you know what I find! Regards, Gordon J Stewart -----Original Message----- From: Tony Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2017 4:07 AM To: GOONS Forum Subject: [G] Puzzled Hi All, I have come across a problem which I hope someone can solve; in a transcript of the Statuary Register of Scotland of the marriage of a William Douglas MINGAY which is said to have taken place in recent times it gives the bride as Deborah Ann SWANSON but then adds three other males all with given names of William Douglas but each with a different surname, viz GARDNER, NARRIE, WESTWOOD. At first I thought that they might have been the names of her previous husbands, as has occurred in other entries, but this I doubt because of her age, even gave some thought that they might be witnesses but there is no evidence to support that idea. The idea that the groom has changed his surname several times also sprung to mind, if so why? So what else can be the explanation? Maybe that someone more familiar with those Registers could offer a suggested reason behind this puzzle of mine. Regards Tony. Anthony John Mingay Member of the Guild of One Name Studies, 1985 (once of Kent & Suffolk now in NZ but still researching the surname MINGAY and its variants Worldwide. _____________________________________________ RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Tony, the spouse surname given against Deborah Ann SWANSON's name is WESTWOOD so that was probably William's name at the time of marriage. Strangely, MINGAY isn't in the list on Scotland's People. John Bogie #5879 -----Original Message----- From: GOONS [mailto:goons-bounces+johnbogie=ntlworld.com@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Tony Sent: 2017 March 14 04:08 To: GOONS Forum Subject: [G] Puzzled Hi All, I have come across a problem which I hope someone can solve; in a transcript of the Statuary Register of Scotland of the marriage of a William Douglas MINGAY which is said to have taken place in recent times it gives the bride as Deborah Ann SWANSON but then adds three other males all with given names of William Douglas but each with a different surname, viz GARDNER, NARRIE, WESTWOOD. At first I thought that they might have been the names of her previous husbands, as has occurred in other entries, but this I doubt because of her age, even gave some thought that they might be witnesses but there is no evidence to support that idea. The idea that the groom has changed his surname several times also sprung to mind, if so why? So what else can be the explanation? Maybe that someone more familiar with those Registers could offer a suggested reason behind this puzzle of mine. Regards Tony. Anthony John Mingay Member of the Guild of One Name Studies, 1985 (once of Kent & Suffolk now in NZ but still researching the surname MINGAY and its variants Worldwide. _____________________________________________ RootsWeb Surname List - are your interests there? http://rsl.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus