Re: Civil marriage #galicia
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Mark Halpern <willie46@...>
Hennie:
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It is usually a mistake to assume one alternative at the exclusion of another. I do not think there is any assumption (or rule) you can apply as to the surname that a person, born illegitimate in the eyes of the Austrian Government, used in his or her later life. You will find anecdotal evidence of these people using their maternal surnames as well as their paternal surname. In my family, I have found nobody who ever used their maternal surname once they emigrated >from Galicia. You really must research all surnames. Mark Halpern Devon, PA, USA ----- Original Message -----
Thank you for a very good overview of civil marriage among Jewsin Austria-Hungary. I was aware of the practice of religiousmarriage and the offspring taking their mother's madien name as their surname. My questionis this: did the male offspring then keep this maternal surname? Should myresearch assume this? |
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