I have several times come across places where mother and daughter names seem to be interchanged. I am wondering if it was common to give daughter mother's middle name and switch to using it later in life--or if people just confuse the mother's and daughter's names. Does anyone know anything about this? For example: I have a 4g-grandparents Malcolm McPherson and Marrion/Sarah McCallum. In the Old Parochial Records they appear twice. In Craignish parish (his); "Mar 16, 1782 Malcom McPherson and Marrion McCallum (Kilmartin)". In Kilmartin parish; "1782 March 16th Malcom Mcpherson in the parish of Craignish and Sarah MacCallum in this parish". In her home parish she is called Sarah, in his parish she is called Marrion. With records of later baptisms of children her name varies between the two. Their daughter Sarah McPherson is my 3g-grandmother. She marries Duncan McIntyre and the baptisms of their children again record her as Sarah sometimes and Marrion sometimes. Thanks for any explanation or discussion to help my confusion. D. Lou Ritter (by coincidence I sometimes use my first name & sometimes my middle name, so contribute to confusion.)

Marion and Sarah are the same name in older Highland records. The Gaelic name Mor was anglicised first as Marion, then almost without exception it was decided that Sarah was the English equivalent. The same person will be found in records by both names. George Sanborn Donna Lou Ritter wrote: > I have several times come across places where mother and daughter names seem > to be interchanged. I am wondering if it was common to give daughter > mother's middle name and switch to using it later in life--or if people just > confuse the mother's and daughter's names. Does anyone know anything about > this? > > For example: I have a 4g-grandparents Malcolm McPherson and Marrion/Sarah > McCallum. In the Old Parochial Records they appear twice. In Craignish > parish (his); "Mar 16, 1782 Malcom McPherson and Marrion McCallum > (Kilmartin)". In Kilmartin parish; "1782 March 16th Malcom Mcpherson in the > parish of Craignish and Sarah MacCallum in this parish". In her home parish > she is called Sarah, in his parish she is called Marrion. > With records of later baptisms of children her name varies between the two. > Their daughter Sarah McPherson is my 3g-grandmother. She marries Duncan > McIntyre and the baptisms of their children again record her as Sarah > sometimes and Marrion sometimes. > > Thanks for any explanation or discussion to help my confusion. > > D. Lou Ritter (by coincidence I sometimes use my first name & sometimes my > middle name, so contribute to confusion.) > > ==== SCT-ARGYLL Mailing List ==== > **************************************************************** > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Park/8997/index.html an index to "THE INHABITANTS OF ARGYLL ESTATE" by Eric Greegan : Duke of Argyll's 1779 estate census