The words "alias" or "otherwise" occur in many legal documents, usually associated with female names but sometimes with males. Later use of "alias" is clearly synonymous with our current use of "nee", i.e. the married name is quoted followed by the maiden name. However, the more early 17th century Wills that I see leads me to suspect that early usage was just the opposite. This is consistent with Manx custom of giving full property rights to females.

Was the change over as a result of English influence and when did the change take place.