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Chica in the sun ☼

Chica in the sun ☼ Report 13 Sep 2007 09:34

Oh and another thought. When I´m looking for the maiden name of wife on census. I have a look to see if any of the children there carry an unusual/surname sounding christian name. (frequently a middle name) It is often the mother´s maiden name or another relly. I have loads on my tree like this and it is a big help. A x

Chica in the sun ☼

Chica in the sun ☼ Report 13 Sep 2007 09:28

Yes it is confusing. I searched high and low for the birth of a wife on the marr.cert. She just had never been born! I eventually found she had been married before and used her "first married name" as her maiden name. None of my certs say "formerly so and so" likewise the parish registers.

I had a whole load of children who had the name of their step father on the census as father and I couldn´t find a single Birth cert for any of them, it wasn´t until an elderly aunt said "old Gertie hated being called a G...." that I probed and found out it was a step father. I found very quickly all the births of the children to their real father. This has happened a few times to me and it really messes up the tree and can actually lead to following completely the wrong direct line! Also if there are "quite old" children on the census I now become suspicious that they could be from a former marriage and dig abit. Anna

Linda G

Linda G Report 13 Sep 2007 08:58

My Great Gran's maiden name was Evans and her first married name was Angliss.

When she started living with my Great Grandad (they never married) and had children, on all their birth certs. it said Mary Ann Glasspool, (my Great grandad's name)formerly Angliss.

It wasn't until I got one of her first childrens certs. that I realized that it was Evans

Very complicated and very misleading to us people tracing to trace their tree. lol

linda

Marilyn

Marilyn Report 13 Sep 2007 08:10

I believe one gives your previous married name and then is added 'previously 'so and so'' or 'formally so and so' that sort of thing.

*Sharm

*Sharm Report 13 Sep 2007 08:08

Thanks for that kay.
sharmala

Kay????

Kay???? Report 13 Sep 2007 08:05

Sharm

It depends,,some revert back to a maiden name,others stay under the married name till they re-marry,so it could be both,,,,,both surnames would be legal,it may give a clue under the index in the grooms surname,if he married someone with two surnames normally indicates a prior marriage of the woman,

*Sharm

*Sharm Report 13 Sep 2007 07:57

If you were divorced and then remarried what surname do you have to use your original maiden name, or the one you just had from the first marriage? Hope that makes sense
Thankyou.