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CelticShiv

CelticShiv Report 28 Oct 2003 11:03

If a mother has a middle name, is it possible it would be missed off a birth certificate. But the fathers isn't My great grandmother was Irene Littlejohns, she would of been born around 1900 +/_ about 10 years. There is only one I can find and that is Irene Aida Littlejohns.

Researching:
Ashford-Smith, Smith, Clarke - England and Scotland, Anderson & Marr - Midlothian & East Lothian, Bennett - Devonport, Catleugh & Shiells - East Lothian, Cullen & Dowling - Waterford, Ireland, Littlejohns - Plymouth & London, Mansfield - Benfleet & St Pancras, Michelin - London, Newlands - Midlothian & Fife, Paterson - Canongate, Midlothian, Paulin - Northumberland, Rutherford - Roxburghshire, Taylor - East Lothian & Berwickshire, Thomson - Leith & Muthill, Thorney - Herefordshire, Small - Northumberland,

Carol

Carol Report 28 Oct 2003 11:14

In my experience, middle names and first names can be omitted, added or interchanged at will. They didn`t make it easy for us.

Deborah

Deborah Report 28 Oct 2003 11:17

Hi Siobhan, Ditto Carol, Yep, me too. I have one particular chap, baptized John Joseph Stephenson, always known as John or JJ, but his birth cert and marr cert only have Joseph. He also lied about his age when he married! Caused me a brickwall for nearly a year!!! Debbie

Anna

Anna Report 28 Oct 2003 11:19

I agree with Carol,My Great grand father had the middle name Stafford (his mums maiden name) but he is down on everything else as just plain Henry Macbeth.