Scottish second marriages

I know women in Scotland tended to keep their maiden surnames, so would a

A. Gwilliam...

Is this actually so?

myths...

Enough for them to be used on some official documents etc, but not to
the exclusion of their married names.

See my previous post about Janet Carnie's marriage.

Charles Ellson...

Not from 1856 to 1862.

George Reid, on the memorial stone for his wife about 3/4 through 19C,
gives her maiden name.

On censuses, I've only seen current married name.

Ptarmigan...

In law, yes, historically, though most now opt to be known by their
husband's name. That's why you get the mother's maiden surname in most
baptism records, and why married women in legal documents are named by both
maiden and married surname.

woman marrying for a second time be indexed under her original maiden
surname, rather than the name of her previous husband (as would be the case
in England?)

Charles Ellson...

It might have varied since 1855 but the answer IIRC is "both" for
later entries at least.

I'm looking c 1860 for a marriage of Ann and James WILSON. She's described
on son's birth certificate as Ann WILSON late MUIR formerly WALLACE.

Charles Ellson...

Is this a Scottish birth registration or elsewhere ?
How is the son's name given and is the mother's description devoid of
either "maiden surname" or "M.S."; if the latter applies on a Scottish
birth registration then they weren't married.
In some cases you could have an unregistered irregular marriage.

Having said this, I can't find likely entries in E&W or Scotland as yet! Be
good to know what I "should" be looking for though.

Charani...

Miss Wallace married Mr Muir first, then Mr Wilson.

Ruth (wondering why she married someone callled Wilson ....)

john...

ANN WALLACE
Female Family