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Patricia | Report | 6 Oct 2013 10:10 |
I am struggling with finding my grandfather's ancestors. Rumour has it that he changed his name (or it was changed for him when he was a child). I have found what appears to be his previous surname on a 1911 census, but I have his birth certificate (copy) and marriage certificate which have his known name. Can a birth certificate be re-written or am I on a totally false trail? Can you advise me please? :-S |
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Jonesey | Report | 6 Oct 2013 10:20 |
You might be on a false trail. |
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MargaretM | Report | 6 Oct 2013 11:40 |
I agree with Jonesey, I have seen many cases where a child was given the step-father's surname on the census but then reverted to his legal birth name at time of marriage. Do you have his father's name on the birth certificate? And can you find a death of his father and a re-marriage of his mother? |
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Flip | Report | 6 Oct 2013 14:34 |
A birth certificate can be amended, usually (but not always) denoted by /s on the bmd index. If you want to post the details maybe someone else can take a look - many eyes better than 2! |
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Patricia | Report | 6 Oct 2013 20:20 |
Thanks for all the replies so far; Flip - my grandfather's name is Leonard Dodd b 27/10/1896 in Haslington, Crewe, Cheshire. parents - Alfred Dodd and Annie Cotton. The other name that I am finding in the censuses is Palin. The birth certificate I have is a copy. Any help would be appreciated as I am tearing my hair out with this one. |
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MargaretM | Report | 6 Oct 2013 20:42 |
He's Palin in 1901: |
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MargaretM | Report | 6 Oct 2013 20:53 |
I see what you mean, Patricia, very puzzling! His birth is for Leonard Dodd and his parents' marriage was Alfred Dodd & Annie Cotton but in both 1901 and 1911 censuses the surname is Palin. I don't understand! |
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Helen | Report | 6 Oct 2013 20:56 |
UK, Railway Employment Records, 1833-1956 about Leonard Dodd |
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MargaretM | Report | 6 Oct 2013 21:05 |
Curioser & curioser! That Railway employment record is dated 24 Feb. and he's Leonard Dodd. aged 14 but the census was 2 April and he's Leonard Palin, aged 14, railway worker. |
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Patricia | Report | 6 Oct 2013 21:09 |
Thanks Margee and Helen. |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 6 Oct 2013 22:01 |
Forenames:AlfredSurname:DoddMarriage Date:01 Feb 1890Marriage Year:1890Age:20yRecord Group:Part 1 - 1Ref ID:item 6 p 111Spouse's Forenames:AnnieSpouse's Surname:CottonSpouse's Age:21ySpouse's Father's Name:Noah CottonParish:BarthomleyCity / Town:BarthomleyCounty:CheshireRecord source:Diocese of Chester parish registers of Marriages c1538-1910 Data provider:Cheshire Archives and Local Studies |
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Tenerife Sun | Report | 6 Oct 2013 22:41 |
Ann Cotton 1881 |
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Flip | Report | 7 Oct 2013 06:13 |
Looking back through the census Alfred has been recorded a Palin, as are his parents George & Fanny right back to 1871 - think this is him and Annie with their first child: |
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Flip | Report | 7 Oct 2013 06:45 |
Another railway employment record, although his name has been crossed through on the image - surname is Palin, first names Alfred Dodd (no s) |
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Flip | Report | 7 Oct 2013 07:17 |
Alfred in 1871? |
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Patricia | Report | 7 Oct 2013 08:38 |
Thank you so much everyone for your time - I see you are all as confused as me, now. I'm beginning to think that the rumour of him changing his name is very true, but when and why it happened remains a mystery, and it does make tracing his ancestors rather difficult. |
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Flip | Report | 7 Oct 2013 08:46 |
I think it may stem back to the birth of Alfred's father, |
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Patricia | Report | 7 Oct 2013 08:50 |
I think Francis Alfred may have died as a baby or been adopted out, as I can't find him again. |
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Flip | Report | 7 Oct 2013 09:02 |
The lodger in 1871 looks like Fanny's brother; |
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Flip | Report | 7 Oct 2013 09:03 |
I think Francis Alfred was called Frank on the later census, I'll take another look - yes he's on the 1901 census that was posted earlier in the thread. |
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