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Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 85 Send Message	Michelle	Report	12 Sep 2006 19:03
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 85 Send Message	hi all is there a point when you find a potential lie on a certificate and just have to give up? ... or is there always a way? thanks michelle
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 6,292 Send Message	Sam	Report	12 Sep 2006 19:18
	No! Don't give up - post the info you have on here, someone will be able to help. What makes you think someone has lied? Sam x
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 85 Send Message	Michelle	Report	12 Sep 2006 19:40
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 85 Send Message	hi sam my grandad was adopted. my aunt sent me a copy of his birth cert which said his mother was married. this was in 1898. can't find any trace of a marriage and she has been found on 1901 census under maiden name!! regards michelle
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 6,292 Send Message	Sam	Report	12 Sep 2006 19:50
	Give us all the details - who are you looking for, when were they born, what was the father's name on the birth certificate, what was the mothers full name? Sam x
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 85 Send Message	Michelle	Report	12 Sep 2006 19:51
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 85 Send Message	hi sam there is another thread going with this info - shorncliffe barracks - looks like some others might have found some possibly interesting stuff for me. thanks for your help michelle