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How genuine is the info on a birth certificate?
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Francesca | Report | 16 Sep 2003 20:45 |
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My g grandmother had five sons. On the first four certificates her name was just Kate Elliott. Then on the fifth one she says her name is Kate Mallett formerly Davies (there was no mention of Davies on the other ones!). I cant find a marriage for her. Do you think she could have lied for some reason? |
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George | Report | 16 Sep 2003 20:49 |
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She could very well have lied. One of my ancestors knocked two years off his age when he got married a second time and when he died his age was recorded wrongly. George |
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Janet | Report | 16 Sep 2003 20:51 |
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Do you have any names, dates, places so that a couple of census checks could be done? Perhaps she left her husband (or he had left her) and was living with someone else, just used his name even though they weren't married, especially if this child was his. Jan. |
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Francesca | Report | 16 Sep 2003 21:57 |
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Hi Jan Me and my cousin have checked the 1881 & 1901 census' but have no idea which one she is. We don't know if she was born Elliott or Davies and we don't even know if she married Mallett. But we do know that all the other boys had middle names of Mallet! Its so hard to find the truth...our ancestors were so naughty - not like us!!! |
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Sandra | Report | 16 Sep 2003 23:34 |
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certificates do seem to have conflicting info sometimes, one of mine has annie trim formerly dowell on ist born, annie dowell formerly francis on next 2 cant find trace of any marriages as for census 1891 ahe is ann dowell this is only 1 year after 1st born 1901 she is a widow and no man appears on either, must have been one sometime!! guess its what keeps us searching sandra |
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