Different surnames?

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Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 63 Send Message	Elaine	Report	18 Mar 2004 11:40
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 63 Send Message	I've just recieved a copy of a marriage certificate for my grandparents marriage in 1943. I've noticed that my grandfathers surname is different to the surname given for his father? Does this mean that my grandfather was possibly adopted or that his mother got married a second time? Am new to all this. Thank you. Elaine
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 2,487 Send Message	Lorraine	Report	18 Mar 2004 12:18
	is it the same as his mothers maiden name ? lorraine
	Researching: derry,breakwell,kinnish,wadlow,penny,smith,woodward,cartwright.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 233 Send Message	cazzabella	Report	18 Mar 2004 12:26
	It's possible that he was illegitimate, but knew who his father was. It's also possible that his mother remarried and he used his step-father's name. If he was adopted then he should have named his adoptive father. Does it say father deceased at the time of the marriage? Carole