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 Between 1910 and 1960 the customs regarding surnames for wives and children went through a transition.
-* From 1960 to the present it has been the almost universal custom for a wife to use her husband's surname as her own.
+*Before 1910 it was the custom for a wife to retain her maiden surname throughout her life.
+*Before 1910 some children were given their father's surname, some were given their mother's surname, some were given a double surname of both the father and the mother and some children were given a surname associated with neither the father or the mother.
-* Before 1910 it was the custom for a wife to retain her maiden surname throughout her life.
+A large family would tipically exemplify all of these options.
-* From 1960 to the present it has been the custom for children to be given their father's surname.
+*From 1960 to the present it has been the almost universal custom for a wife to use her husband's surname as her own.
+*From 1960 to the present it has been the custom for children to be given their father's surname.
-* Before 1910 some children were given their father's surname, some were given their mothers surname, some were given a double surname of both the father and the mother, and some given a surname associated with neither the father or the mother.
-A large family would typically exemplify all of these options.
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