Re: Mary Jane Chambers...or Chalmers?
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Mary Jane Chambers...or Chalmers?
Lacey Skeldon 12/07/07
Hello Lacey,
It was probably a transcription error done by the clerk/vicar who wrote down the information.It was not uncommon for surname (and first name) misspellings on church records.Also, names were never changed when they arrived in the United States, their tickets were bought in the country that they left and whoever took down the information would know how to spell the surname.Hope this helps.
Regards,
Susan Nass