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My christian name

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Jan. Report 29 Oct 2010 11:53

Not sure if this is the right board to put this on, but here goes.
When I was born, my mum wanted my christian name to be spelt a certain way. My Dad got it wrong when he registered my birth and registered the spelling in a "made up" way that is nothing like the one I use. Through life, I've spelt it the way Mum wanted it. When I married, on the marriage certificate I had to put "Fanny" formerly known as "Fanniey"
(obviously a made up name) On the bmd sites, I have two marriage entries - one with my birth name and the other with the name I use.
When I die, hopefully a long time away, will my family have to register both spellings of the Christian name on the death certificate, as I did on my marriage certificate?

As a genealogist it's got me curious.

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