Yes, that's the sort of thing, but is there a Gt Granny's name you would think of using later in life which is what my Gt Grandmother did? ;-) Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "D & S Tryk" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 10:29 PM Subject: Re: [ARGYLL] Use of middle family name > And my maiden name was Sheila MacNiven Cameron -- Granny's maiden name being > my middle one. Brother was Alexander Menzies Cameron -- mother's maiden name > being his middle name. Both from Argyll, need I add! > Sheila in Missouri