He was brought up single-handedly by his mother, whose surname of Hogan he later added by Deed poll.
He changed his name by Deed poll from Gerald Lloyd Verney to Gerald Lloyd-Verney in 1941.
In 1965 he changed his surname by Deed poll to Fiennes thereby relinquishing the surnames Twisleton and Wykeham.
Midway through his career, he changed his first name by Deed poll to "Sanford".
A common scam is to charge a fee 'gain a title' which in reality amounts to an explanation of how to change your name by Deed poll.
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In Scotland, names need not be changed to be considered valid (deeds poll do not exist under Scots law), though some English-based companies may still ask for proof from an official such as a Justice of the Peace.
After the death in 1808 of William Esco Treffry, it was inherited together with the family estates by his nephew Joseph Thomas Austen, who changed his name by deed poll to Joseph Treffry.
Formally adding Stephen as a forename by deed poll in 1960, he was knighted following the completion of his CGS term.
De Lambray once changed his name by deed poll to Louis de Rothschild, hoping he would be confused as a Rothschild family member.
In In re Parrott, Cox v Parrott 1946 Ch 183, Mr Justice Vaisey stated that he did not believe that a deed poll could be used to change a person's Christian name (first name) – that could be done by only an Act of Parliament.
In the late 1990s (1999) Hocking was part of a promotion with cat-food company Whiskas, where for a short period of time he changed his name by deed-poll to "Whiskas".
He claimed he now saw that the Monarchy was the best system for Australia and to make amends he changed his name by deed poll to Lord Bloody Wog Rolo - to provide a service between Royal visits for those who wanted to curtsey and pay homage to royalty.
She is the daughter of Cab Kaye, older sister of Caleb Quaye and half-sister of Finley McGowan, who after deed poll name-change, is aka Finley Quaye.
In 1998, Australian rules footballer Garry Hocking changed his name by deed poll to "Whiskas" as part of the Geelong Football Club promotion with the company.