Hi Sheila, I have replied to Jill and I note all you say. I found it odd that suddenly she should use it when it wasn't included in her name when she married. Suddenly, aged 56, she decided to use it when witnessing son's marriage. Perhaps I could be excused for contemplating the possibility she knew that one day someone might be searching family history. ;d^) Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Perry" > Hi Janet, > It isn't at all unusual, in our family at least, to be given a family > surname as a middle name, and this would be kept on marriage just as a > first name or first name given as middle name would be. I've found > examples of this throughout my family history, the most striking being > one of my grandmothers (Jessie Ann Ogilvy Annand Morrison, ms Young - > where Ogilvy and Annand were both family surnames on her mother's side) > and the most recent being me - Sheila McCallum Perry, ms Morrison - > where 'McCallum' was my other grandmother's maiden name. Incidentally, > this is also my Argyll connection as the McCallums were from Kilmichael > Glassary. > best wishes, > Sheila