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MAIDEN SURMAME FOR MARRIAGE SEARCHES
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When searching through marriage citation pages (registration of BMD pages) and when you don't know the surname of the groom, is it feasible to use the maiden surname of the bride for the search ?
Re: MAIDEN SURMAME FOR MARRIAGE SEARCHES
You should be able to search either surname. You might find you get a choice of 1 or 2 spouses so there is still some work to sort it out. If you are unsure why not post and ask for the name to be searched.
'' No one knows who we are or where we are going until we have been and gone ''.
Researching the following families;
Kitchin & Sharpe, Cumberland, Canada, USA : Dixon, Lancashire, Westmorland, USA
Fell & Hanslow, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, USA Australia.
Guess, Buckinghamshire : Meakins, Northamptonshire
Census data courtesy & Copyright, of the UK National Archives
Re: MAIDEN SURMAME FOR MARRIAGE SEARCHES
Thank you Noggin, but you know.
You don't get a choice at all.
There are no fields which offer you a choice.
Re: MAIDEN SURMAME FOR MARRIAGE SEARCHES
I don't understand what you mean when you say you don't get a choice. You either enter the groom's name or the bride's. There is no requirement to specify whether it is the groom or the bride you are looking for.
Emeltee
Re: MAIDEN SURMAME FOR MARRIAGE SEARCHES
OK Emeltee.
Thank you.
You're saying enter either the bride OR the groom's surname.
So this implies that the marriage is cited twice ?
Can you just confirm this ?
Re: MAIDEN SURMAME FOR MARRIAGE SEARCHES
These are the marriage reg for my Grandparents. If you find one you can use the reg to get the marriage cert to find the spouse. After 1911/12 the spouses surname is shown on the registration for England and Wales.
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: Isabella Dixon Year of Registration: 1910
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Ulverston
County: Cumbria, Lancashire Volume: 8e Page: 1427
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
Name: Henry Kitchin Year of Registration: 1910
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Ulverston
County: Cumbria, Lancashire Volume: 8e Page: 1427
'' No one knows who we are or where we are going until we have been and gone ''.
Researching the following families;
Kitchin & Sharpe, Cumberland, Canada, USA : Dixon, Lancashire, Westmorland, USA
Fell & Hanslow, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, USA Australia.
Guess, Buckinghamshire : Meakins, Northamptonshire
Census data courtesy & Copyright, of the UK National Archives
Re: MAIDEN SURMAME FOR MARRIAGE SEARCHES
Yes the marriage will be cited twice, once in ther groom's name and once in the bride's.
Emeltee
Re: MAIDEN SURMAME FOR MARRIAGE SEARCHES
Thank you Nogin and Emeltee for your help.
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