How many people know the father and not the mother

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Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	20 Nov 2004 09:06
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	There's always a possibility that her mother died while she was young, you could check out deaths in the daughter's surname for the period and see if any are in the right area. Best bet is to track down the family 1841/51 - possibly other children in the household born later will have her name on their birth certs. nell
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2 591 Send Message	Sandra	Report	20 Nov 2004 07:00
Member Since: April 2003 Posts: 2 591 Send Message	Hi Have you tried an 1851 census search on her father and her, they might be in the same house, or a parish record lookup for her baptism will name the mother.also the other place to look is the igi records on family search, though they aren't 100% accurate but it does give a starting point to cross reference hope this helps sandra
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Sally	Report	20 Nov 2004 06:46
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hi all, I have been trying to trace My Great Grandma she was born 1836 (well just my luck could have been a year later eh.) anyway when she married in 1856 she gave her father's name on certificate but, she was brought up with a different name. I have been searching for her mum for 2 years now with no success. Can anyone give me any ideas??