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Help on how to find a surname
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Irene | Report | 12 Mar 2009 19:26 |
I have searched for the surname of my great grandfather 2nd wife's surname, I have found what I believe is his marriage but it only shows his name the quarter of the year and where it is registered, plus the volume number and page, where do I find the surname, where am I going wrong Help please. |
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Christina(Lancashire) | Report | 12 Mar 2009 19:38 |
She may have been mistranscribed. |
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Lindsey* | Report | 12 Mar 2009 19:58 |
It one of those cases where you have to buy the certificate to get the other halfs name, Or you need to buy a childs birth certificate if you know it is theirs. |
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Researching: |
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Irene | Report | 12 Mar 2009 20:26 |
Hi Christina, |
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Christina(Lancashire) | Report | 12 Mar 2009 20:31 |
Irene, |
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Irene | Report | 12 Mar 2009 20:35 |
Thankyou Christina, I will have a go. Thank you very much |
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Irene | Report | 12 Mar 2009 20:47 |
Hello again Christina, if I have done it correctly, I have gone into Freebmd, hoping I have the correct information, worked out Maria's surname is Matthews. I just hope I am right, I get so confused trying to work out these different search programmes, if that is the correct term, as I say I am new to it. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 12 Mar 2009 20:54 |
Remember that the name at marriage might not be her name at birth. |
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Irene | Report | 12 Mar 2009 20:58 |
Thats confusing me more Gwyn, so how do I go about finding that out. |
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Christina(Lancashire) | Report | 12 Mar 2009 21:06 |
One way would be to trace her back through the censuses. |
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Irene | Report | 12 Mar 2009 21:07 |
Thanks Christina your help gave me success, I will get the hang of this search sooner or later. Thanks again. |
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Irene | Report | 12 Mar 2009 22:44 |
Yes Christina i have access to the census but not always sure of what I am doing, I am in Ancestry but I don't think I use it properly, I think that may be my biggest problem, I am just so grateful that there are good and kind people like yourself out there willing to help people like me who want to do it but often get very mixed up and not sure of what I am doing. But I will try going back as you suggest, because of your last suggest I did have success. Thank you and a BIG thank you |