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Jersey law has always treated the surname of a wife in the following fashion: | Jersey law has always treated the surname of a wife in the following fashion: | ||
<br>Jeanne Renouf, wife of Francois Le Sueur | |||
*''<br>Jeanne Renouf, wife of Francois Le Sueur'' | |||
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This is in no small part due to the fact that until relatively recently, there were a very small number of forenames and surnames in common use, and the likelihood of there being (say) more than one Jeanne Renouf was very high indeed! | This is in no small part due to the fact that until relatively recently, there were a very small number of forenames and surnames in common use, and the likelihood of there being (say) more than one Jeanne Renouf was very high indeed! | ||