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Hi thanks for that link. Also - I made a mistake the entry for Eliza Verlin (alias Lyddy) was in the Tulla parish marriage register (1846-1861) so that would make sense that her maiden name was Lyddy - but suggests she was marrying for a second time as the record is of a marriage between Eliza Verli...

Hi thanks for your reply re the use of the term alias - the only problem is the entry I found was in the baptism register recording the baptism of Eliza Verlin (alias Lyddy) so while the suggestion that alias was used to note a maiden name makes perfect sense generally it wouldn't really in this con...

Hello Has anyone come across an 'alias' in parish registers? I was looking for the baptism date of Eliza Lyddy c. 1820s near Tulla and found a ref. in the Tulla Parish Register for this period to 'Elizabeth Verlin (alias Lyddy)' and want to find out what does alias mean? Was Elizabeth Verlin known b...