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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 213 Send Message	David	Report	7 Aug 2007 23:25
	hi how does one find info on name changes by deed poll?
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	7 Aug 2007 23:33
	Have a read of this page. It seems that any records may not survive for more than 5 years:- http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/Leaflets/ri2250.htm Hope this helps. Kath. x
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	8 Aug 2007 05:48
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	There is no central register of Deed Polls as such and although it is possible to ''Enroll'', as Kath has alluded to, many do not bother to do so as there has never been any compulsion. Enrolling a Deed Poll provides a public record of a person's name change and since 1914 the details of the name change are published in either the London Gazette or Belfast Gazette. Deed Polls that have been enrolled at the Royal Courts of Justice in London remain with them for five years. After which (and going back to 1851), they can be found at the National Archives, which is located at Kew in Richmond, Surrey.
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 213 Send Message	David	Report	8 Aug 2007 17:33
	thanks peter for your help cheers dave