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Fred

Fred Report 12 Jul 2006 20:30

can anyone out there help me in finding the easiest/simplist way of obtaining the maiden names of male ancesters.thanks in anticipation fred

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 12 Jul 2006 20:33

Do you mean maiden names of their wives or their mothers? Glen

Glen In Tinsel Knickers

Glen In Tinsel Knickers Report 12 Jul 2006 20:34

Or was it female ancestors that you mean? Glen

Unknown

Unknown Report 12 Jul 2006 20:36

The birth cert of one of their children

MaryfromItaly

MaryfromItaly Report 12 Jul 2006 20:49

1. Their marriage certificate 2. Birth certificate of one of their children 3. Find the marriage on FreeBMD or Ancestry (post-1837) or familysearch.org (pre-1837) 4. Trace the wife back to the last census before she got married (only feasible if you have some idea of her date and place of birth, and her Christian name isn't too common) 5. Have a look at the list of maiden names on the Lost Cousins site. This works in reverse - if you type in a woman's maiden name, it'll give you her married name (provided that somebody's entered her name on the site - it isn't comprehensive by any means).

fraserbooks

fraserbooks Report 12 Jul 2006 21:08

Assuming you mean female ancestors it is often useful to follow all the children through various censuses as mother-in-law may end up living with them or a brother or sister visit. Witnesses on marriage certificates are often brothers or sisters, the middle name of the oldest children may be a clue as well. For earlier ancestors it is worth trying the IGI or family history on line.

Merry

Merry Report 12 Jul 2006 22:04

Be careful about taking the wife's name from her elderly mother's details (when she moves in, in old age)......Mum might have been married several times!! Merry