There are many ‘other’ surnames that have had their impact on
the Swallow family by fate of marriage. Daughters loose their
Swallow name to take on a new one, whilst other daughters
inherit the Swallow name by marriage too. Click on the Surnames
link to find details of these influences.
Note in general the SRC follows the paternal line of the Swallow name as this is the portion that is ‘kept alive’. A Swallow daughter marring ‘out’ of the Swallow family is recorded with her husband and their children, however, this is the point at which the ‘diversion’ stops (see FGN Link for more details).
The Family Group Number or FGN is fundamental to tracking
information within this study. The practice of naming children
for previous family members makes for a quaint family tradition
but the resultant myriad of George’s, William’s, Charles’,
James’ and the like can cause confusion – the FGN was devised as
a useful tool around this. The FGN principle is simple so please
take time out to ensure you understand how it works by going to
the FGN Explained Page.
An alphabetical list of other surnames in the SRC can be found
on the Surname Index page.
To see FGN's in action simply go to the FGN Index Page (select from Basic Options on the left of this Page) and select a family group and click on the link.
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