It is said we should know the surnames of our eight
great-grandparents. As a genealogist, it is very likely that we do know the
names of our great-grandparents, and the names of our spouse’s eight
great-grandparents. For this post, I got the idea from this post “The
Theory of Eight Surnames” written by Scottish blogger named Jim.
My eight surnames are:
Hork
Sievert
Sullivan
Gleeson
Johnston
Hutson
Lancaster
Loveless
I also research my husband’s family. His eight surnames are:
GorrellShottsDaveyWollenweberNilsenAnderson-CarlsonLundquistEriksson
There is difficulty in dealing with his mother’s line, as
they are all from Sweden and their surnames changed each generation. The list
above are the names used in America.
I also have the sixteen surnames of the great-great
grandparents for both myself and my husband. After that, it can be hit and
miss, as to whether I know the surnames. My Irish lines are pretty dead after
that. My mother’s southern lines go on
and on.
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