smith/smyth mcdonald/mctaggart genealogy.....

[allsmyths]

while doing my family tree i came across a problem my great grand mother elizabeth mctaggart had five children john smith born 1857 flora smith born 1859 malcom smith born 1861 twins charles and edward born 1864 all very correct except some records show anne turnor as her mother. getting further back i find her grandmother was named anne turner.is it possible her grand mothers name was put down instead off her mothers could this have happened. best wishes john smyth

[ninatoo]

Hi ally,

Yes it is possible. I have one ancestor who had her mother's or her grandmother's name on documents, depending on who was informant on the document in question. It turned out that the ancestor was illigitimate, abandoned by her mother at a young age and then was brought up by her grandmother.


I found out the true history because someone kind here found a poorhouse record for this ancestor and it was quite detailed regarding her upbringing.

Nina

[marilyn morning]

Hi Nina,

You must of read my mind?

It turned out that the ancestor was illigitimate, abandoned by her mother at a young age and then was brought up by her grandmother

Hello John,

Perhaps your great grandmother, Elizabeth Mctaggart, was adopted by her grandmother, Anne Turner? What other documentation do you have to support Elizabeth's mother name?

I personally find this post interesting, because my own mother was adopted by her grandparents, therefore her mother, became her Aunt.

Regards
Marilyn Morning