I have just received my grandmother's death certificate. Although I knew when she died (1974) as I remember it well, I wanted it for the full set!
When I ordered it from the index, I noticed that they had put her forenames as "Muriel May" instead of "Muriel Mary".
They have sent me the certificate, which looks like a photocopy, with the names "Muriel May" typed on it. As my aunt notified the death, it is unlikely she would have got her mother's name wrong!
They sent the mauve form with it. I had written "Muriel Mary" on my application and not "Muriel May" and they have put in the "Checking Point/Reference" box "AFN=Mary". (I assume AFN is alternative first name). They have ticked the name Mary in biro.
So it looks as though they know her name is Muriel Mary.
Would you assume the original was issued in the wrong name? I would imagine the first copy was hand-written, and given to my aunt, but it was typed up incorrectly. Would you think that was the case.
When I ordered it from the index, I noticed that they had put her forenames as "Muriel May" instead of "Muriel Mary".
They have sent me the certificate, which looks like a photocopy, with the names "Muriel May" typed on it. As my aunt notified the death, it is unlikely she would have got her mother's name wrong!
They sent the mauve form with it. I had written "Muriel Mary" on my application and not "Muriel May" and they have put in the "Checking Point/Reference" box "AFN=Mary". (I assume AFN is alternative first name). They have ticked the name Mary in biro.
So it looks as though they know her name is Muriel Mary.
Would you assume the original was issued in the wrong name? I would imagine the first copy was hand-written, and given to my aunt, but it was typed up incorrectly. Would you think that was the case.
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