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missing mother's name
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malyon | Report | 24 Jan 2017 10:46 |
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can someone tell me why when I find a birth on the gpo index that mother's name is missing could it mean the child was just left somewhere |
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Dea | Report | 24 Jan 2017 10:51 |
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I think it tends to mean that the mother was unmarried. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 24 Jan 2017 11:31 |
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It depends on what year the birth took place. The mother's maiden name was only added to the GRO index after 1911, so before this it isn't there (although I think they are starting to go back and add the maiden name at the moment but I don't think they have completed this yet). The maiden name WILL be on the birth certificate though. |
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Dea | Report | 24 Jan 2017 11:34 |
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Kath - the mother's maiden names have been added right back to 1837 if you use the new search on the GRO website............. |
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Potty | Report | 24 Jan 2017 12:19 |
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Dea, "tends" is right as not every missing MMN means the mother is unmarried. I have seen some where it is not shown, but I have the certs which do have the MMN. |
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malyon | Report | 24 Jan 2017 14:16 |
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thank you that's where I found the births in GRO |
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