Kelly O'Brien

I tend to include spousal last names in other last name box myself

Hi, as far as using last married name as 'current' last name, that is actually not going to work well, particularly when there are multiple spouses. Plus, at least for Quebec, the records always use the maiden name unless not known, and that is now officially law in this province, has been for several years. Putting married name in 'other' last name sounds quite appropriate, as all of them can then be listed.

Hi! Sorry to reply publicly, but I didn't know who else rec'd your message. My answer:

It depends :D

Dutch women didn’t/don’t officially use their husbands’ name. And I just encountered a discussion about a 1600s Canadian ancestress where a profile manager took exception to the current last name being the husband’s as there was no evidence that his wife ever adopted it, but there was evidence she had retained her LNAB during and after the marriage.

Although I find it helpful to have the married name showing when looking for matches, I don’t think we should impose modern standards when they weren’t followed.

The WikiTree guidelines also say to “use their conventions, not ours” – so if a woman did not use her husband’s name, we shouldn’t add it as her “current” last name.

Cheers, Liz

On merge proposal of Gautier-210 and Gauthier-56 Marie Françoise Gautier/Gauthier, I have direct access to Drouin collection, which are original documents, practically the only thing I use for research. If you want specific documents, let me know

I have a copy of old family book "Guibord"

If you look on line -Guibord vs Ultrmontaism ------ My family members name was Joseph Guibord - Ladypatricia

Hi Kelly; Thanks for uploading the info on madeleine Richaume- what is the source ?

Direct links to ancestry does not work here on wikitree as most of us are not paying subscribers to their website. My only answer is to have proof of documentation (source) if you have valid information.

Mary

Please do not change last names on my listings.

Per: http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/nomsPrenoms.htm: As they naturally fell under the laws and customs of France of the Ancien Régime, inhabitants of the St. Lawrence Valley in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries all had a family name and a first name. Children inherited their father’s family name, and men transmitted this name to their children. Married women kept their family name at birth, at least in religious, administrative and legal documents.

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