I haven't come across any name change in my own family tree, but my cousin’s grandfather, William Bellenie, changed his surname to Walker in the early 1900s. Perhaps he wanted to sound more English, but I’ve no idea where the name Walker came from. His children’s registrations were in the name of Bellinie. He was a deep-sea diver and as William Walker became well known for ‘saving’ Winchester Cathedral.
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Jenny
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