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Trying to find marriage
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Rachel | Report | 2 Jul 2008 19:12 |
Hello, |
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Ivy | Report | 2 Jul 2008 19:14 |
Possible, cousin marriages are allowed. The more usual explanation where the child's surname is the same as the mother's maiden name is that the child took his mother's surname, possibly because she was unmarried. |
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Rachel | Report | 2 Jul 2008 19:37 |
Ah thank you - I hadn't thought of that. |
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Ivy | Report | 2 Jul 2008 19:46 |
Usually not, but if both parties went along to register the birth, the father's name could then be recorded. |