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Unusual surname?....Have you looked in the middle?

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Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 23 Jan 2007 15:35

Have you tried looking for a surname as a middle name?. ..It might guide you to a marriage..... If you put * then the surname in the first -name search box on freebmd,and NOTHING else, you may find some births, marriages and deaths of interest.

Heather

Heather Report 23 Jan 2007 15:41

I think its Hugh Wallis which lists known surnames used as second names?

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 23 Jan 2007 16:52

As Heather said A useful extra search if you have a suspected surname as a middle name. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb(.)com/~hughwallis/ Scroll down to 'IGI Middle Name Indexes' and follow the instructions. Chris