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Entering mothers names into your family tree on GR

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BobClayton

BobClayton Report 11 Nov 2006 22:39

The act of marriage does not change a woman's name. She can be born, marry, give birth and die with her birthname. So technically it's wrong to assume she adopted the husbands name without seeing birth certs of children or her death cert. Bob

Rachel

Rachel Report 11 Nov 2006 22:18

birth / maiden names (only have a few cousins who are different ,all listed under their dad's names but 2 have 3 surnames coz parents are not married and the other - the mother of the foresaid - was reregisted when the parents married to have dad's names so has 2 maiden names)

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 11 Nov 2006 21:33

Thanks Reggie i thought it was the maiden name just thought i would check. Betty

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 11 Nov 2006 21:30

Hi Claire and Margaret, Thanks for your replies, I thought it would be the maiden name but thought I would just check. Many Thanks Betty.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 11 Nov 2006 21:30

Maiden name....her married name shows up through her children Reg

Margaret

Margaret Report 11 Nov 2006 21:26

I always enter the maiden name because that is her birth name and from that you can see who her father and mother were - if you were to enter any of the other names that she acquired, it would be very hard to trace/follow through.

Claire

Claire Report 11 Nov 2006 21:25

normaly the name given to her at birth.

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 11 Nov 2006 21:22

When you enter any mother into the family tree on GR do you enter either her maiden name, married name or both?? Betty