Genealogy Chat

The childs mother was unmarried about 17 years old.The birth surname registered is not that of the mother so i thought, maybe child was adopted. But when i search, i find the birth with a different surname( i was told the surname as had forgotten from years ago) but it shows the mmn as it is.

So they cant be adopted can they because with a new surname you wouldnt be able to find that in the records because that isnt the name they were given at birth?

I think if i order the birth certificate, I think the fathers name will actually be blank. I thought maybe another family member took the child in and just gave them their family name but still doesnt explain how it shows the mmn.

Sorry if im confusing, ive been trying to get my head around this all day but not making sense.

Not to worry, It may come to light in the next few days so i shall wait & see. I was just curious as never come across this situation before in my research.

On second thoughts, you could have a point about them pretending to be married?

Thanks for your reply Shirley.

Not sure if I,m reading it correctly but on the face of it the father is named on the birth certificate as if the parents were married

If the registrar wasn’t informed the parents weren’t married then the cert will be reg as it they were

Can anyone explain how a child born out of wedlock would be registered in a different surname from the mother but show on records the mmn? Would it have been possible perhaps that the child was given the fathers name and bought up by another member of the family?

I dont want to put details here as person is elderly but still alive.

It came up in a conversation this evening and i cant fathom it out.
Any suggestions?