DUFFEMS Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 cant belaieve how many children were born out of wedlock,i will let you all know whats on the certificate;) You're lucky to get that far back, I can't get past my father in my paternal line, he's got an "Informant" on his birth certificate who no-one has ever heard of! Duffems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughy101 Posted February 2, 2010 Author Share Posted February 2, 2010 You're lucky to get that far back, I can't get past my father in my paternal line, he's got an "Informant" on his birth certificate who no-one has ever heard of! Duffems ordered the cert,whats an informant lol:o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughy101 Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 well the birth cert came today and shows george bright as the father and amelia bright nee "abrams" as the mother,wonder why she reverted to hermothers maiden name on marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlin Posted February 10, 2010 Share Posted February 10, 2010 Hi, Like I mentioned in an earlier post you will probably never know. Amelia was not even a Bright at the time of Elizabeths birth as they married afterwards but the certificate names her Bright. There is obviously some sort of twist in your tale but you will never know !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roughy101 Posted February 10, 2010 Author Share Posted February 10, 2010 Hi, Like I mentioned in an earlier post you will probably never know. Amelia was not even a Bright at the time of Elizabeths birth as they married afterwards but the certificate names her Bright. There is obviously some sort of twist in your tale but you will never know !!!!!! he probably wasnt her father an never let her forget it so she reverted to her mothers maiden name,but why did amelia revert to abraham on elizabeths marriage cert.george and amelia were still together in 1891. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlin Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Perhaps she didn't, Elizabeth could have done this on her behalf ? Maybe she didn't even attend the wedding and Abrahams is the name Elizabeth gave the person filling out the certificate and register. It sounds like you are probably right, George was not her Dad and this caused some kind of fued. Given that the name on a MC is usually that of the father you will probably have to assume that Elizabeth didn't know who her father was or she would have named him ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUFFEMS Posted February 12, 2010 Share Posted February 12, 2010 When I married some 40 years ago the vicar asked my father's name and occupation, I explained that my parents were divorced and that I hadn't seen my father for many years so I neither knew nor cared whether he was still alive let alone his occupation. The vicar entered the name which I gave to him which quite frankly could have been any name as there were no checks made. It is a legal requirement to enter the name & occupation of the fathers of the bride and groom on a marriage registration but, the information is that given by the marrying couple, this has always been the case. I have a 3x great grandmother who reverted to the name of her first husband even though he had been transported to Australia years earlier and she'd remarried, maybe he was her one true love, who knows, it's one of family history's little enigmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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