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VARIANT SPELLING OF SURNAMES
MAIN, MAYNE & MAINE

As will be seen, various spellings of the family surname occur - MAIN, MAINE, MAYNE, MAINEY, MANEY and MANNEY. The earliest record found indicates that the surname was MAIN and originated from Somerset.

Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates do not exist prior to 1st July 1837, when Civil Registration began in England and Wales. Consequently, names and dates can only be found by consulting Parish Records. As a result, the spellings of the family surname which appear on these Records can differ, even for the same person.

Other cases have been found where the spelling of the family surname has changed
e.g. WHITTICK became WHITTOCK and OWENS became OWEN.