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Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12 949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	27 Jun 2007 19:48
	Would it be on her death cert? It is on Scottish ones anyway. Marion
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28 261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	27 Jun 2007 19:48
	If you find the birth certificate of one of her children it will have her maiden name on it. Kath. x
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 0 Send Message	Raymond	Report	27 Jun 2007 19:49
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 0 Send Message	I am stuck on one branch of my family because in the 1901 census my great grandmother was shown as Matilda Wood - Widow. How can I trace back from this? The previous census was too far back - her surname would not have been Wood then. I have no record of her husband. Any ideas?
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 12 949 Send Message	MarionfromScotland	Report	27 Jun 2007 19:52
	Or on her childrens birth certs.
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 295 Send Message	Amanda S	Report	27 Jun 2007 19:54
Member Since: August 2004 Posts: 295 Send Message	Her husband's name would also be on any child's birth certificate: another good reason for buying it. Once you have those details, you can think about finding marriage details for them.