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Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 16,405 Send Message	patchem	Report	3 Aug 2014 20:53
	I thought that on Sharon's birth certificate, which she has in her possession, her Mother is given as Phyllis Hodgson nee Saw, and Father as David Smith, but on the records it is only showing as Smith/Smith, so a mistake on the part of the GRO?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	3 Aug 2014 21:03
	patchem ............... could be. It is what is showing on all the records. Maybe Sharon should contact the Records Office, and see if they will tell her what those records say?
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 9,249 Send Message	Sue In Yorkshire.	Report	3 Aug 2014 21:59
	Her mother could have also thought so much about registering Sharon in Smith she said Smith as her maiden name. Don't forget back then they asked if the person was married to the father.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	3 Aug 2014 22:12
	Sue ... i also wondered if that was one explanation ..................... but you didn't have to show "proof" of marriage ...... eg, marriage certificate
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 9,249 Send Message	Sue In Yorkshire.	Report	3 Aug 2014 22:20
	Personally I think that is the only explanation. I know a person didn't have to show marriage cert but to get herself (mother)out of a tight hole she had maybe dropped herself in she had to tell a little white lie. Sharon shouldn't be worrying over the surname she was registered in as she is a lovely caring,thoughtful person.. :-D :-) :-D <3 <3 <3 for Sharon.
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	4 Aug 2014 16:33
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,819 Send Message	Do we know what date we are talking about? There is the assumption here the surname does not actually appear on a Birth Certificate. Whilst this used to be the case, since 1969 (I think this was the year it changed - it could have been later, though) the surname does appear, and to make things even more complicated it can be whatever name the mother chooses - it does not even have to be that of the father or mother! Don't forget too that the GRO Index is just that. An index. Whilst it appears to be current practice to index all possible combinations of names if there is any ambiguity, this is not guaranteed. Then of course what you search on line is yet another index of the GRO index, in itself subject to further inconsistencies.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,113 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	4 Aug 2014 18:20
	IGP ............... yes we do know the date ................. as would you if you had followed what Sharon said. FYI ....................... it is prior to 1965
	Researching: My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.
Member Since: April 2009 Posts: 12 Send Message	Sharon	Report	8 Aug 2014 13:06
Member Since: April 2009 Posts: 12 Send Message	That could be it x

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