Old account name on home folder

Hi,
I added a new user account some time ago in Preferences/Accounts. I can't remember all the details now as it was over a year ago but I have removed the old account for the user that did user that Machine so they no longer appear in Accounts.
I notice that, for the new user of that machine, their home and other credentials still use the old user account name. For instance, the home folder is called using the old account name, Get-info for newly created files/folders shows that they belonge to the old user account name with (me) to describe the permissions.
Is there a KB article that might help me correct this? I have search but I haven't seen appropriate.
Thanx in advance.
Dp.

maybe these reads can help: one and two
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