Thank you for this handy piece of information. I will add it to my memory bank.<hehe> My step grandfather's parents were born in Spain. I might need this info when I start researching their family more.
Glen -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of LeRoy Ferguson Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 5:40 AM To: Legac y Usergroup Subject: [LegacyUG] Married Names Just an anecdote from Spain: Spanish women keep their maiden name all their lives and do not use their husbands' names. Our mailbox in Madrid -as our bank account- lists my full name and my wife's full maiden name. My wife's Spanish passport does not contain her married name, nor does any single document relating to her. As a result, our children's surnames contain both our names, with mine first and my wife's second (it's the reverse in Portugal). Naturally, Legacy assumes that the last surname is the one that counts, but it doesn't: it's the first one, the husband's, that is passed on. Of course, there's no problem in correcting this on the family file, and so on with every succeeding generation. Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
