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Finding a Birth name

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Joanne

Joanne Report 7 Feb 2012 10:03

My Gt Grandad was born in 1885.
His Mother was around 16 and didn't stay with his Father.
She later married and he took her Husbands surname, but to be able to trace my tree i need to find is real Birth name.
Can anyone Help ?

Thanks

Researching:
Crumpton - Oldbury, Madeley. Bill - Wolverhampton, Smethwick. Beniston, Aston, Stockton, wall, Anslow, Bradley

Thelma

Thelma Report 7 Feb 2012 10:21

Trying to find his father is almost impossible.
Maybe a bastardy order?

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 7 Feb 2012 10:22

Look on freebmd for his birth, although if his parents weren't married, its probably only registered in his mothers maiden name.

Does he have a middle name? That may give some clues to the father. As allotment says, look for a baptism. Its possible that the father was named on that.

Researching:
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 7 Feb 2012 11:00

His birth should be registered in his mums maiden name that you can get from her marriage .

Surely though Gt grandads surname will be the same one that his mum later married in ?? or is it his father you are looking for??

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 7 Feb 2012 11:05

His real birth name is the one under which his birth was registered