Re: Titles and Family Names


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Posted by kathleen (elder) on August 08, 1997 at 14:10:01:


In reply to Titles and children posted by Oregon Andrea on August 08, 1997 at 13:50:48

] In Persuasion, if Miss Carteret is Lady Dalrymple's daughter, why is she not Miss Dalrymple??

Titles sometimes included a name that was not the family name. One example is in P&P: Col Fitzwilliam's father (Lady Catherine's brother) is referred to as Lord _______.




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