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Oh deep joy
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Kathlyn | Report | 26 Jun 2007 12:35 |
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At long last, I have obtained my 'devious' grandfathers birth cert. It has taken me a very l o n g time to unravel the jigsaw, but bingo I have found it. The fact that he decided in the 1890s to move from Liverpool to London and to use his mothers maiden name of Maudesley, led me a right merry dance I can tell you. I now know that I should be a Roberts and not a Maudesley. Kathlyn |
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LindaG | Report | 26 Jun 2007 13:56 |
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Sometimes I think they did it on purpose! |
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~Summer Scribe~ | Report | 26 Jun 2007 16:44 |
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It must be something strange when you find out something like that. You can't help but wonder why he dropped his father's name. You could get hung up on your identity over what your surname should have been. It's interesting but leaves more questions than it answers. Glad you finally found him. Wish I could find my elusive little beggar. Liz |
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Chris in Sussex | Report | 26 Jun 2007 16:55 |
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Kathlyn So how do you feel about now being a Roberts not a Maudesley? Has it changed how you view your family tree? Just interested :) Chris |
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Researching: |
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John | Report | 27 Jun 2007 00:16 |
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my mother was illigitimate, and had her mothers name. then when her mother got married, she just took her stepfathers name! as far as i know, it wasnt done officially. Does this mean that her marriage certificate isnt legal? as she married using her stepfathers name, not her registerd birth name? And, is there anywhere I can check to see if it was changed officially? thanks ..antidote107 |
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Carter | Report | 27 Jun 2007 00:47 |
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my grandmother married under her stepfathers surname although her birth cert gives her birth fathers name . i have nevr found a marriage between her mother and stepfather i think they just lived over the brush but brought my grandma and her brother and sister up with the stepfathers surname but all certs have birth fathers names. how conusing is that linda x |
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