why would a mothers maiden name not been mentioned?
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The ones I have seen, where I know the child is illegitimate from the baptism, just have a dash where the mmn would be. I think this comes from the digital transcription where no father is on the certificate. It does NOT happen if the mmn is the same as the father's. In that case the name is listed.
Anne
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I Have found something slightly different. My gr grandmother had 3 illegitimate children. Twins, father named on certs as William Hartley & a son 3 years later father named on cert as Thomas Wright. In all cases the mother is named as just Lydia Limmer. I obtained these certs years ago when the indexes were kept at St Catherine's House. I can do a search on Ancestry or FreeBMD & there are 2 listings for each child, Limmer & Hartley & Limmer & Wright but in the new GRO indexes there is only one listing in the fathers' surnames & a blank for mmn.
Moggie
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Originally posted by Anne in Carlisle View PostThe ones I have seen, where I know the child is illegitimate from the baptism, just have a dash where the mmn would be. I think this comes from the digital transcription where no father is on the certificate. It does NOT happen if the mmn is the same as the father's. In that case the name is listed.
AnneJulie
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Well, I have a birth certificate that clearly shows the mother's former name but when I did a 'trial run' on the new GRO index her name wasn't listed, so tried a few more for the same registration district and none of them showed mother's maiden name.
Is GRO still in the process of transcribing some registration districts?Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today ~ follow your dream!
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Originally posted by maudarby View PostI Have found something slightly different. My gr grandmother had 3 illegitimate children. Twins, father named on certs as William Hartley & a son 3 years later father named on cert as Thomas Wright. In all cases the mother is named as just Lydia Limmer. I obtained these certs years ago when the indexes were kept at St Catherine's House. I can do a search on Ancestry or FreeBMD & there are 2 listings for each child, Limmer & Hartley & Limmer & Wright but in the new GRO indexes there is only one listing in the fathers' surnames & a blank for mmn.
Moggie
Ultimately, taking any info just from an index entry involves some level of guesswork and assumption - the only way to establish the full information is to get a copy of the register entry itself.Retired professional researcher, and ex- deputy registrar, now based in Worcestershire. Happy to give any help or advice I can ( especially on matters of civil registration) - contact via PM or my website www.chalfontresearch.co.uk
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Originally posted by LeicestershireLass View PostWell, I have a birth certificate that clearly shows the mother's former name but when I did a 'trial run' on the new GRO index her name wasn't listed, so tried a few more for the same registration district and none of them showed mother's maiden name.
Is GRO still in the process of transcribing some registration districts?
As one of the beta testers for the new index system, I'd be interested in the details of that (and an image of the certificate you have if possible). If it is an error, I will feed it back to GRO.Last edited by AntonyM; 12-12-16, 10:54.Retired professional researcher, and ex- deputy registrar, now based in Worcestershire. Happy to give any help or advice I can ( especially on matters of civil registration) - contact via PM or my website www.chalfontresearch.co.uk
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