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weddinghairspecialist

weddinghairspecialist Report 12 Mar 2011 18:57

because as life went on and my dad married my mam it was still in the changed name and not the birth name....
sam

weddinghairspecialist

weddinghairspecialist Report 12 Mar 2011 18:56

i thought that if you changed childrens names from birth names ...does it not require paperwork??
confused . com!!
lol
regards sam

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 12 Mar 2011 18:52

I'm glad that you asked this question as it made me look at the birth registration for a distant family member whose grandfather changed the family surname for him, his wife and then only child.
Subsequent children were registered in the new surname.



When the baby of that 1st child was born,the registrar must have asked the parents if they had ever been known by any other name because that child has 10 entries on the index in various combinations of the surnames.
The index numbers show that the entries are logged under 2 different numbers.

Gwyn

weddinghairspecialist

weddinghairspecialist Report 12 Mar 2011 18:50

thanks for the replys peeps...
i know you can call yourself anything you like....but was trying to find documentation for my dad and his brother ....

if my granfather had to officially then would it not follow for the children to have paperwork?

kind regards sam

SpanishEyes

SpanishEyes Report 12 Mar 2011 18:29

Weddinghairspecialist

When my husband changed the spelling of his surname the children had to have their names changed at the same time. If not they keep the surname as it was.
In our case many years later we learnt that the family my then husband came from each had a slightly different spelling either by choice or because this was the way they were registered. Trying to trace their family is a nightmare!!

Happy hunting

I understand that one can change a surname simply by usage. This was a surprise to me but have been told by a legal friend that this is not illegal.

Researching:
Wrenn, Ford, and many others!

weddinghairspecialist

weddinghairspecialist Report 12 Mar 2011 18:11

when the head of the family changed their name was it automatic that the children would change ...?
ive documentation for my grandfather but none for my dad and his brother ..
ive birth certificates for my dad and his brother... this surname was changed by heresay ....was it then legal later for the other members of the family to have documentation too? this has baffled me for years and need to know...?
sam

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