Hi, I have a situation where family in the 1901 census of Ireland can be shown to be using the surname given at birth in this case Grimason and then in the 1911 Census of Ireland turn up using the Grimshaw surname. What I would like to know is there some way of linking the Also Known As (AKA) to the event in this case the Irish Census of 1911, this link then would demonstrate the time period when the change of surname happened This is not a one off for the Grimason family as such as others have done the same thing from as early as 1865. The above 1911 case is the latest I have found this change to happen so far. Tracing the families forward becomes problematic once they move to the likes of England as the Grimshaw surname is rather common where as the Grimason surname is very uncommon.
Regards, David J Grimshaw (or is it Grimason?) Genealogical Researcher of the "Grimason" surname and variations of the "Grimason" surname World Wide. A One Name study registered with the Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS): 6138 formerly 2962 The "Sherlock Holmes" of this family according to some. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp