I am totally confused.
I am researching a line of the family with the surname Knowles.
On the England & Wales Birth Index I located a male born in 1941 with this surname and it matched up with the correct maiden name for the mother and registration district in Stafford.
I have just received a copy of the birth certificate and under Name it gives the correct forename but a different surname. The Father details have been left blank.
I gave the GRO the correct Index, Volume etc so does this mean that perhaps the mother had the details altered after the original birth was registered? I have been told that there is a possibility that her husband was a bigamist which further complicates matters !
I am researching a line of the family with the surname Knowles.
On the England & Wales Birth Index I located a male born in 1941 with this surname and it matched up with the correct maiden name for the mother and registration district in Stafford.
I have just received a copy of the birth certificate and under Name it gives the correct forename but a different surname. The Father details have been left blank.
I gave the GRO the correct Index, Volume etc so does this mean that perhaps the mother had the details altered after the original birth was registered? I have been told that there is a possibility that her husband was a bigamist which further complicates matters !
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