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research into the Bower and Long family already completed

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/ancestors/thread/1270496

My paternal Grandfather was German his surname was FAHSE with umlauts over the "a" He changed his name .unofficially to Fasey in the mid 1890,s and lied that he was Bristish born in Bradford(his younger brother had been born there) and joined the British army. So did his elder brother Carl who became Charles Fasey

Both married as Fasey and both died as Fasey in 1911 . Strictly speaking our surname was Fahse but we were all reg as Fasey so thats the family name now.

Thankyou Kath ,i think he was a Bowers but bought up by a relation who married a Long ,so added the Long when he got married :-)

From the marriage that Gwen gives above it looks as if William James was known as Bowers and Long. I suspect that he was born with one of the names and then took on the other (possibly if his mother married after he was born).

As for you - you are whatever your mother registered you as.

Kath. x

Thankyou all ,and yes horid Henry ,my birth cert does say Long ,some things get very confusing

Marriages Mar 1904

Bowers William James ..Yeovil 5c 609 <<<<<
Bray James Newcastle ..Yeovil 5c 609
Gibbs Ellen ..Yeovil 5c 609
James Rose Hannah ..Yeovil 5c 609 <<<<<<
Long William James .. Yeovil 5c 609 <<<<<<
Matthews Ellen ..Yeovil 5c 609

Your mothers married name was Long?
Is this how it is shown on their marriage cert for your fathers name?
is your name on your BC shown as Long?
If so your name is Long, that doesn't mean you may have to work on the name Bower Long when researching your family tree.
Hope this helps :-)

Right my fathers birth cert says father william james Bower Long ,Mother Rose Hannah Long nee James ,my birth cert just says Long ,i know that my grandfathe was bought up by the Longs but when he got married his birth mother made sure he put her name Bower in it hence Bower Long ,but in those days they didnt adopt ,very confusing ,at least for me :-S

But his mothers name should show her maiden name or have I really lost the plot ? Really long time since I have worked on my family tree
Is his middle name Bower or is this part of the surname?
Was his mothers maiden name Long?

Maybe Bower was just a middle name?

Someone on my tree has Bowers as a middle name.
It was the surname of his maternal grandmother and given I guess just to keep the link.

Gwyn

Well Robin on his BC it will be Bower Long if thats his Dads name and his parents were married
Do you have your Dads BC ?
If so what does it say?

Good thinking batmans ,bit dim today ,sorry ,but what does it make my dad ?from his birth cert ?

Your birth cert should either have your surname as Bower Long or Long.
x

Help my fathers birth cert says his name,,his fathers name is bower long his mothers name just says long so am i bower long or just long ? :-S