Hi Gordon
I have several cases where the marriage certificates show the name of a
father when to all intents and purposes the Groom was given his Mother's
surname when his birth was registered, ie he was, or seems to have been,
base born.
In one case the Groom showed his father as William. Co-incidentally this was
the Christian name of his Step Father who had an entirely different surname!
In another case the Groom's father is shown as George but since I haven't
found parents for his mother yet I can't establish for certain that the
Mother didn't make a mistake and show her Husband's surname instead of her
real Maiden name? Mind you I can't find a father for him called George yet
either so by showing an untraceable father he has caused me more problems!
I also have a case where the shown (but clearly fictitious) Father's name
is, coincidentally (!), the same name as his Mother's father ie his
Grandfather who he had lived with all his life!! Perhaps he grew up thinking
that his Grandfather was his father.
I also have three children who several of us believe were sired by the
Mother's father ie their Grandfather. I haven't looked to see what they put
on their marriage certificates yet!
And finally, I have of course also got several instances where the Mother
gave her son the surname of the man she married shortly after the birth
suggesting quite strongly that he was the father!
I think the latter reason is fairly common quite normal. Especially if they
couldn't wait until the much used marrying day, 25th December, when both
parties had a holiday!
I am sending this reply via the list partly because several members have
responded and partly because the more examples we have of what we might see
when faced with a problem of yesteryear, the better equipped we all are to
find possible solutions.
Regards
Peter Jones
Hornchurch
Essex
Studying Trus(s)lers etc worldwide
-----Original Message-----
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Sent: 22 February 2010 12:06
To: carmarthenshire(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CMN-L] Facts!
My gt.gt.gt.grandfather's birth certificate shows no father's name on it but
when he married there was a father's name on his marriage certificate. Could
he have just picked any name as I can't find any trace of the name in any of
the census returns the family are on.