When does Mother's maiden name stop?

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Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 651 Send Message	Andrea	Report	28 Oct 2003 15:06
	Please see message below.
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 651 Send Message	Andrea	Report	28 Oct 2003 15:06
	Can anyone please tell me when they stopped entering the Mother's maiden name on the records? I have been looking for births on FreeBMD etc and then cross checking them with the 1837 as it had the Mother's maiden name. However, I have just check for one in 1871 and it doesn't have the Mother's name any more - so when does it stop? Also - WHY!!!? It was soooo useful. Does anyone know of another way to cross reference before ordering certificates? I live in Austria so can't get to libraries or record centres etc.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 3,797 Send Message	Zoe	Report	28 Oct 2003 15:07
	From what i remember they didn't start putting the mother's maiden name on until about 1911/1912, and it has continued since then Zoe
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 651 Send Message	Andrea	Report	28 Oct 2003 15:15
	Oh!! Thanks Zoe. I thought it went the other way - it was and then it wasn't. Having a real Duh day. Thanks again.