Genealogy Chat

Hi I have decided to brave 1837 with an almost blind search (I feel my credit card stiffening). I am going to search for potential siblings of my grandad. I shall start in 1910 when his parents married and continue until a few years after grandads birth. Now this is the calculating bit, his mum spelt his surname on the Cert wrong (Rogers instead of Rodgers)now what are the chances of grandads siblings names being mispelt also? Should I search the right name or the wrong name-what are the odds? Deb

Thancks Maz she was drunk at the time of registering so the family story goes! Deb

Deb, After 1911 the mother's maiden name was listed on the birth entry so that should make things easier. Crista

Thanks Christa Do you know what info would be on a 1910 Marriage Cert? Deb

Deb, Addresses of both partners, occupations, father's names, witnesses. That sort of thing. Crista

Thanks Crista

Deborah, Are you anywhere near a main library or archive centre/ record office? If they hold the GRO index, - many do, - you could search either spellings for no cost. If it were me I would want to check both spellings.Both surnames sound the same so I think siblings could be recorded with either. Mother's maiden name will help but isn't proof. What about if 2 brothers married 2 sisters as has happened at times in my family? They would at least all be on your tree though!

If it makes you feel better, I've done something similar, looking for my family. I've trawled through 1837 from 1908 to 1940 looking for births and marriages in my paternal line - Morrall. I'm lucky though - we're the only family with that surname in the area, so anybody with it (there where 8 siblings + some cousins) had to be one of ours. Its boring though, especially on a slow day. Only works out really expensive if you have more than one page to view each time. At the very cheapest it's 40 units for 10 years. Helen

I have had the same with "Gudgeon" The name on marriage cert was Gudgeon but when she had her first child her maiden name is shown as Gudgin, going back further on IGI it changes again to Goodgin. So good luck and I hope you find them...KIM

Hi Deborah. The good thing is that with those spellings they are both likely to be on the same page so not too much more expensive. Good hunting. Keith

Hi Well I have started the search with Rodgers, no luck yet and unfortunately I now live in OZ so all record offices are a long long bus ride away! Unfortunately Rodgers and Rogers seem to be on differant pages-Grrr! ah well onwards and hopefully upwards! Deb

search ancestery.com first. the civil registration list is free to look at and then note down the vol and page no for any potential siblings. then look at rootsweb for those nos. it might shorten the odds a bit.

Thanks Brenda