Hi everyone ,
well the long awaited certificate arrived ............. it was only the wrong one !
They had sent the certificate for the Daniel Hogan that everyone keeps finding ( but its defiantly not him )
Anyway it says that you can return the certificate, so i did , and i had a lovely lady on the phone this morning , she was as confused as i am ! apparently that there was ONLY 1 Hogan born in that decade .
She said that she was so confused/intrigued, she and a colleague had actually searched 10 yrs either side just to be doubly sure . She came up with the usual suggestions illegitimate , adopted, etc and now she says that the only explanation ( although its very unlikely) is that his birth was not actually registered .
What a disappointment ..... if it wasn't for the fact i have a marriage & birth certificate and a photo i would swear he was a figment of my imagination .
This is sooooo frustrating the brick wall just got another foot higher !
Thank you so much to everyone who has helped me with this mystery , hopefully one day he will just appear out of no where.