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There was another brother Arthur reg 1891, Bertha in 1896 & Florence in 1899, all in Great Harwood sub registration district. All with mmn Mosedale. This is Bertha's registration:

JOHNSON Bertha/Great Harwood/Preston/MOSEDALE/G.HAR/56/12

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A little bit more confirmation from that tree, Thomas Johnson and wife Mary Ellen were on 1901/11 census with Bertha. In 1901 she did have a brother David born in Burnley in 1878 - the Lancs BMD site give a mmn of Moseley, but it should be Mosedale (also had a brother William 1885 and sister Lily 1881 whose mmn confirms this). So this is Berth's parents marriage:

Marriages Dec 1875 (>99%)
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BUNNEY Susan Burnley 8e348
HOCKING John Burnley 8e348
JOHNSON Thomas Burnley 8e348 <<<<<
Mosedale Mary Ellen Burnley 8e348 <<<<

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The Lancs bmd site would concur with the 1948 marriage, in many cases where a woman names a father with a different surname to her own it is transcribed under both names - as in this case. They recorded Bertha as both Furness and Johnson, and it was registry office, or registrar attended (maybe catholic?)

It looks like your grandfather was lucky to make it - the "P" on the christening indicates a private christening, not done in church. He was baptised same day as his birth so this usually meant the child was ill and they called the vicar/priest to place of birth.

ADDED: Don't take everything from ancestry trees on face value, a lot of them are wrong or haven't been well researched.

Thank you to every one who has helped me especially mary, that is the information l needed to build my family tree.xx

Baptism: 6 Jun 1921 St Peter, Burnley, Lancashire, England
David Furness - [Child] of James Furness & Bertha
Born: 6 Jun 1921
Abode: 4 Mount Court, Burnley
Occupation: Labourer
Notes: P. [in margin]
Baptised by: G. R. Povey
Register: Baptisms 1919 - 1943, Page 36, Entry 281
Source: Original Parish Register

Ancestry .co.uk tree
Thomas Johnson and Mary Ellen of Whalley Road baptised Bertha Johnson 4/3/1896 she was born 29/1/1896 Clayton le Moors Lancashire.

Thomas Johnson born 1853 Cheshire and Mary Ellen born Burnley 1857
Bertha had a brother David.

1911 36,Whalley Road
Burtha (Bertha) with parents

She married James Furness 1917 and had Jessie Furness 1917 died Australia 2006.

Son David Furness 1921-2001Lancs

David Furness born 6/6/1921 baptised St peter Burnley 6/6/1921 by
James (a labourer)and Bertha Furness of 4,Mount Court Burnley

James Furness born to James Furness 1873-1938 and Alice Ann Nee Hilton 1871-1911

James Furness 6/3/1895 died in flu epidemic of 19,Dale Street Burnley 1929.

?? Bertha Furness married 1948 in Burnley to Fred Blackburn.



Maryb.

There is 1 marriage in 1917 in Haslington, Lancs .

Bertha Johnson to James Furness.

Found on FREEBMD

David's birth cert will have her first name on it.

Births Jun 1921
Furness David Johnson Burnley 8e 351


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I have managed to find my great grandmas maiden name, l cannot find her first name.l know she had 2 children and came from burnley, her maiden name was johnson and 1 of her children was my grandad who was called david furness and was born Iin 1921 in burnley lancashire, he also had a sister and l think my great grandma went to live in Australia, but came back in the 1980s.Please could any body help me to trace her.