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Suppose I found a birth in the GRO index, like:

Births Mar 1855 (>99%)
Addy George Henry Wakefield 9c 8

Then, for Wakefield RD, it's definitely worth checking the local index at
http://www.yorkshirebmd.org.uk/

Yorkshire Birth indexes for the years: 1854
Surname Forename(s) Sub-District Registers At Mother's Maiden Name Reference
ADDY George Henry Sandal Wakefield SMITH SAN/8/63

For those parts of the old Wakefield RD that weren't redistricted to Leeds or Huddersfield, YorksBMD gives the mum's maiden surname pre-1912.
This example also illustrates that YorksBMD indexes by year of birth, not quarter of registration. Goerge must have been a latish Dec birth that didn't get rego'ed until after the new year.

well i see on "search" that there are 4 Addys born in Wakefield who are probably still alive, it might be worth contacting them if you have not already done so?

Thanks Stella. Let's see what turns up!

The Addy family must still live in Wakefield..i live there and i went to school with a girl who's surname was Addy.

:-D

I have some old family history information which has led me to Oliver Addy who lived in Wakefield in the 1500s and his descendants, two brothers John & Robert Addy who went to Ireland with Cromwells Army of Invasion (1649 - 1653). Apparantly, they and their descendants intermarried with the Irish of the Northern Counties.

Does this information mean anything to anyone?