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Hi all, Just received birth certificate with another different surname spelling. I know it's possible for surnames to be mispelt but as I'm now looking for the marriage I'm not sure which spelling to look for. this is the info so far: Peter COIN b 1808 Ireland, had a son named Francis b 1846 Staffs Francis's surname on his birth certificate is spelt COYNE, Francis had several children some of which were born in Walsall other's born in Derbyshire. My gt grandfather's surname was spelt COYNE as this is on his marriage certificate and subsequently on his daughters birth certificate. (But I've had a great deal of difficulty finding the birth certs / baptism's for any of the children because of accents from Staffs to Derbyshire) but eventually found the family with the surname KIND on the census. With the help from someone in Derbyshire she has sent me the baptism records of 4 of the children born in Derbyshire with the surname spelt KIND. I've just received the birth certificate of one of those children and got the mother's maiden name. On looking for the marriage of the parents I can find only one as a possibility but the surname is ROIND not COIN / COYNE or KIND. Mother's name was Sarah Nicholls. How will I know I've got the right family if the surname is yet again spelt differently? Any ideas as I'm quite stumped and don't know what to do for the best now! thanks in advance for any comments or advice, Kind Regards, Lou

Quote:but eventually found the family with the surname KIND on the census are you certain its the right family?

The one you have found as ROIND may be a mistranscription, you really need to see the original to decide. I would have thought that Coyne, said in an Irish accent, could turn up as any of the versions you have found already - and probably quite a few more, too! (Cohen springs immediately to mind) OC

Hi Looby Loo Don't whether this will help or not. My Gt Grandmothers name on her birth certifcate is spelt Bromfield and yet on her marriage certifcate and my Grans birth Certificate it lists her name as Broomfield. I also had a marriage certificate for one of my family last week. Which i know is correct. The surname was Atkins, attached was a note from the registrar which said the name listed was spelt as Aitkin on the register which is what is on the certificate. I think that probably somebody has made a mistake with the spelling. Regards Cheryl

Hi All, Thanks for your comments. Yes I'm certain its the correct family, occupation the same, year of births of all family members the same and place of births the same in ALL census data. Coin / Coyne & Kind are similiar, but Roind is totally different and preceeds the children born with the surname kind. The cenus data are all with the surnames of either Coyne or Kind. It's the marriage cert I found on FREE BMD which is the problem as that's ROIND. But even if I order it - I still won't know whether it's the same family or just a coincidence that the father's name and occupation are the same. Not sure what to do. Lou

ROIND is such an unusual name - can you find any ROIND's on any census to correspond with the cert you have found? OC

Hi OC not tried it as he was with his father prior to his marriage so never gave it another thought, but good idea, will give a shot now. Thanks. Lou Hi OC, Have taken a look and so far I've done a quick search from 1851 - 1881 and can't find a single ROIND, I suppose it's a possibility that as I can't find any ROIND's it is an accent / spelling, and he is my ancestor after all. Thanks for the tip, I'll remember that one in future. Kind Regards and thanks, Lou