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Helen

Helen Report 9 Dec 2004 20:57

I have a son's birth certificate from 1843 with Reatilda on it - she registered the birth. It's definitely an 'R' as the registrar is Richd Little, and the 1871 census says the same. Her full name was Reatilda Druscilla Clarke. The 1851 census transcript says Matilda, but as I've never heard this name before, and the fact that it is so strange, leads me to think that other recorders just thought they'd mis-heard and put Matilda. Rowley Regis is fairly close to where the children were born. Sam came from Wolverley in Worcs, and Reatilda from Alveley in Shrops. Helen

Heather

Heather Report 9 Dec 2004 20:49

I would say it was pretty definite. If it is parish records, the vicar may just have misheard (I guess it is pronounced as Raytilda) or not bothered! In one of the parish records I was looking at it has a Rosamund and Mary being the parents of a child! Before the days of gay lib - I think the guy was probably drunk on communion wine! Did she sign with a mark? In which case, she wouldnt have known it was wrongly spelt.

Peter

Peter Report 9 Dec 2004 20:47

I have not come across the name Reatilda in any of my name sites. But I can see how An M sound could be heard as an R with a strong dialect. Or it could be just bad handwriting.

Unknown

Unknown Report 9 Dec 2004 20:35

Helen The fact that it says Reatilda on her death cert means nothing - death certs are the least reliable sources of info as the person is not there to give the right info and relatives may not know/be in a state of shock or grief. My own grandfather's death cert has 3 mistakes on it and his death was registered by his son. I'd go on the marriage cert if you can find it as that is the only one at which the person concerned is present to give information. nell

Louise2212

Louise2212 Report 9 Dec 2004 19:57

if it near the area where they lived (or 1st child was born) possibly

Helen

Helen Report 9 Dec 2004 19:51

Hi . I would appreciate people's thoughts on this, please. I have an ancestor called Samuel Clarke, whose wife was called Reatilda. Her maiden name was also Clarke. This couple married pre-1837. Their first child was b c1831, in the Kingswinford area of Staffs. I've found a marriage reference for a Samuel Clarke to a Matilda Clarke in Rowley Regis in 1830. Could this be my rellies. I've seen her name transcribed as Matilda before, on a census, but it is definitely Reatilda - I have her death certificate. Thanks Helen