Hi all, I too have come across this name change. I have found a family of MacDonalds in Donald Whyte's Dictionary of Scottish Immigrants to Canada, Vol. 1 and then when I looked in Vol. 2, they were listed as MacEachen alias MacDonald. Sure screwed my head up!! They were from the Isle of Eigg, by the way, Donald , John & Hector, three brothers, emigrated to Canada around 1802-1803 time frame. Sound familiar to anyone? Pat Marshall Nova Scotia ----- Original Message ----- From: Julie Mclean <mclean1@iprimus.com.au> To: <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 4:40 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-INV-L] MacSorlies to Cameron, Macisaac to McDonald, name change > I have come across something similar Isobel McIlip became Isabel McDonald > after mariage and one child. > Does anyone know if Any more McDonalds became McIlip's or vise versa. > thanks Julie > -----Original Message----- > From: Jane Macgillivray <jane@providence2000.freeserve.co.uk> > To: SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com <SCT-INVERNESS-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, September 25, 2000 5:33 PM > Subject: Re: [SCT-INV-L] MacSorlies to Cameron, Macisaac to McDonald, name > change > > > >>That was interesting with the change of last name. That happened to my > >>family also.... See below. Was this a common practice back then? I also > >>noticed a lot of MacVarish's in the 1841 and 51 census, I do not see them > >>today. > > > >Whence the expression to Varish into thin air. Sorry, couldn't resist. > > > > >