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Birth certificate arrived today and I'm afraid its not her
where do you think I could go from here

I now sob into my cuppa...Sorry Nan.


Ok.
Do you have any brothers or sisters names and details for Elizabeth Amy Parfitt please?

What was the date of birth on the cert that came for the Maitland person by the way?

27th july 1877. she was Amy Eliza Powell Maitland
I have enquired a little further about my Eliza
her dob was 13.5.1876 she died 20.2.1966 at the age of 89 according to her death cert.
I am told that she had a sister called Jane who at sometime lived in Bournemouth but that is as much as I know about her and she possibly had a brother.
On her marriage cert in 1940 her father was Thomas John Parfitt private soldier (deceased)
She lived as Eliza Huntley for many years and on her daughters birth cert in 1915 is named as Huntley formerly Parfitt even though she didn't marry until 1940 at the age of 63. I have searched BMD but without knowing her mothers surname or where she was born I am drawing a blank. I have searched the census for possibilities for Thomas John but getting nowhere.
I will appreciate any advice you may be able to offer

These are the only births that would fit that exact date of birth on freebmd,have you sent for either to be able to rule them out?.
There are none with second name Amy.

Births Jun 1876
PARFITT Elizabeth Andover 2c 211
Births Sep 1876
Parfitt Eliza Mere 5a 217

There is this one in the year before.

Births Sep 1875
Parfitt Elizabeth Pontypool 11a 157

And none in the year 1877 at all as they have second names.

There are also these 2 under the name of Amy that would fit a date of 13 of May birth.

Births Jun 1875
Parfitt Amy Reigate 2a 158
Births Jun 1876
PARFITT Amy Andover 2c 224

Maybe you could try phoning each reg office to see if they can help at all.
Or write to each and state the exact date of birth you are looking for with Father Thomas John Parfitt.
Some reg offices charge a fee for a search,some dont.
Most reg offices charge £9 for a cert and refund you your money if it is not the one you want.
I always include my phone number when writing to reg offices as some like to check any extra particulars before issuing a cert to ensure it is what you want.

Other than this I am all out of ideas now.

Sorry Nan.

Cost me £50 (in the days of £7 certs)to find my Great grandfather so I know this can be expensive but if you do one a every so often it makes it easier to find the money.

Thank you very much for your help I will try this option

I phoned about the Mere birth reg today and they have confirmed the father is John Thomas my aunt says she remembers some talk of Mere but did not know in which contex. I will order that birth cert today and hope that he was a soldier
thanks

Nan.
He may not have been a soldier when Eliza was born ,but became one later?
But I do so hope that it turns out the correct one.
Hope to hear from you soon.

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