I had a moment there where my head spun a bit....McQueen written as McEwan because it can be pronounced that way. Never thought of it before! Good spotting of the record.
So, McQueen turned into McEwan. I can almost see the scene as a registrar asked name please. She says Janet McQueen with a bit of an accent and the bureaucrat writes down McEwan. Same thing happened in my family. The census taker asked, "Country of origin?" She answers in a thick German accent "Bayern." And that is how Bavaria turned into Byron in the records. I can not tell you how many times I searched Google Maps for the country of Byron. LOL
I had a moment there where my head spun a bit....McQueen written as McEwan because it can be pronounced that way. Never thought of it before! Good spotting of the record.
I know! It seems unlikely doesn’t it.
So, McQueen turned into McEwan. I can almost see the scene as a registrar asked name please. She says Janet McQueen with a bit of an accent and the bureaucrat writes down McEwan. Same thing happened in my family. The census taker asked, "Country of origin?" She answers in a thick German accent "Bayern." And that is how Bavaria turned into Byron in the records. I can not tell you how many times I searched Google Maps for the country of Byron. LOL
Yes, David, that would be exactly how it happened. Makes researching a family quite frustrating at times.