Rabbit Holes, (or Wombat Holes) Part 2

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 In my last post Rabbit Holes, (or Wombat Holes) I mentioned that I was ordering several transcripts, with the hope of answering questions. 

While I was away, at the State Conference, the transcripts arrived, via email. I hadn't taken my laptop, so I just looked at them on the iPad. The three death ones were sad. 

Little Peter Barry Galbraith, only 2 died from heart disease, the heartache that his parents must have gone through.

William Cameron Galbraith, (my Grandpop's brother) died of stomach cancer. Both his parents are listed on the certificate but not as deceased, which they both were.

Eugene Elizabeth Galbraith, nee Martin, (wife of William, mother of Peter) died of  lung cancer.

I also ordered William and Jean's marriage certificate. It has William's mother deceased, when it should have been his father. 

The mystery is why did Jean change her name to Eugene?  Looking at the births of the first four children, Jean, Geoffrey, Willian and Alfred, they are registered with the mother's name being Jean.  On both of Geoffrey's marriage certificates it is Eugene. On William's (the son) enlistment forms, she is Elizabeth.

Did she change to Eugene to distinguish between herself and the daughter? Did she like the French form of the name better? Questions I won't find the answers for but a mystery to play with.

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