late and formerly on certs?

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Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 2 087 Send Message	Charlie chuckles	Report	15 Mar 2008 15:28
	I just got a birth cert for an 1866 birth, the mother is listed as Esther, late Carter formerly Emmerson. Which is the maiden name and which the previous married name - I know I know the answer but I's a bit thick today and have a headache to boot!! Thanks Carol
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 302 Send Message	stinkermurdock	Report	15 Mar 2008 15:34
	Hi Carol I have a cert like this too and I was lead to belive that her maiden name would be Emmerson, and that Carter was a previous married name. Tracie.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9 259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	15 Mar 2008 15:39
	My understanding is that the word formerly would indicate the maiden name, so in your case it is Emmerson Roy
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23 482 Send Message	MargaretM	Report	15 Mar 2008 16:38
	I checked Free BMD for an Esther Emmerson marrying a Carter and there was one in Durham in 1851. He was Henry Carter. Possible?
	Researching: Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 2 087 Send Message	Charlie chuckles	Report	15 Mar 2008 19:16
	That's what I thought, spot on Margaret thankyou and thanks everyone