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Birth Certificate Help
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Sam | Report | 19 May 2006 17:39 |
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Sam | Report | 19 May 2006 17:39 |
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I have received a birth certificate today that has left me a bit puzzled. My ancestor is called Richard Bradshaw and on his marriage cert, in the space for fathers name it states 'illegitimate'. On the 1861 census, he is recorded as Richard Bradshaw with gregory written after his surname. On the birth cert I have received today, there is no father named but the child is Richard Gregory. Mother matches and his grandmother registered the birth and she also matches so it is definately the right one. Could Gregory be the surname of the father do you think, or is it his middle name? Sam x |
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Merry | Report | 19 May 2006 17:42 |
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It is his middle name, but I bet it is also the surname of his father. It was quite commonplace for the father's name to appear somwhere in the child's name.....Hubby's great-granny had an illegitimate baby with a Gregory as well!! Maybe it's the same man!!!? Merry |
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Jeanette | Report | 19 May 2006 17:43 |
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Yes Gregory sounds like it will be his middle name which could be surname of father i've got a few like that in mine and my husbands tree Jeanette |
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Sam | Report | 19 May 2006 17:44 |
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He was born in Hasland, Derbyshire, let me know if that rings any bells! Sam x |
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Sue in Sx | Report | 19 May 2006 17:44 |
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Have a scout round the area where your chap is in 1861, you might just find a Mr Gregory living close by! worth a try.. |
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Merry | Report | 19 May 2006 17:46 |
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Drat.....hubby's was an ag lab from Hampshire! LOL Merry |
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