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Katherine

Katherine Report 16 Dec 2006 09:21

Hello all,can someone tell me when looking for a surname with a hyphen do I search for the 1st name or the second.The name I' m trying to find out about is Kate Lewis-Short. Many thanks.

Jess Bow Bag

Jess Bow Bag Report 16 Dec 2006 09:23

could be either although probably under S where are you looking for her? i mean what record?

Katherine

Katherine Report 16 Dec 2006 13:40

Hello Jess,thanks for answering.Kate Lewis Short was a witness on my G.patrents m.cert. I've tried putting her name in Ancestry but can find only a lot of one name or the other,I don't even know how she knew them, it was a long shot.Ho hum back to the drawing board.

Janet in Yorkshire

Janet in Yorkshire Report 16 Dec 2006 16:05

Hi Katherine, You haven't given us any clues as to what sort of date you're looking at, or which records you have been looking for - census or BMD. Could this have been a married surname, in which case there would be neither birth nor marriage entry for her and no census entries prior to her marriage. Wonder if she was a Lewis who took the name of Short, or product of a Lewis/Short marriage at some time? Jay

~*~~*Sylvie*~~*~

~*~~*Sylvie*~~*~ Report 17 Dec 2006 13:56

Hi Katherine When I'm looking for double barrel names I always put the first surname as a middle name in the forename box when searching. this may help Sylvia

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Searles, Owens, Molineux, Whitttaker, Prince, Rendle Wilson, Mercer Brown, Williams, Brereton, Eyers, Revell, Crompton, Tattersall, Whittle,

Heather

Heather Report 17 Dec 2006 18:10

Me too,- Id go for the second name.

Katherine

Katherine Report 17 Dec 2006 20:38

Hello Jay thank you for responding ,the date was about 1927, it was just a general enquiry I have absolutely no idea of her connection to the bride and groom(John Mountford Van derVelde and Florence May Booker).

Katherine

Katherine Report 17 Dec 2006 20:40

Hello Sylvia and Heather,I didn't think of doing that what a good idea.Many thanks Kate