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Member Since: November 2006 Posts: 505 Send Message	Merlin38	Report	6 Feb 2008 19:48
	Absolutely. If you don't know the maiden name, use the standard (Mother). Don't try my trick and use Dunno, because you dunno the maiden name. Have had a number of Hot Matches, but thankfully no hopeful contacts, so far. . . .
	Researching: Barratt, Brownhill - Nottinghamshire Brittain - Massachusetts and NY State
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	6 Feb 2008 18:58
	Def the maiden name otherwise you will get totally confused!
Member Since: November 2002 Posts: 3,219 Send Message	Sue in Somerset	Report	6 Feb 2008 17:27
	Always the birth name. Sue
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 5 Send Message	Louise	Report	6 Feb 2008 17:26
Member Since: January 2008 Posts: 5 Send Message	can someone tell me??....when inputting grand parents and great grabd parents etc do i use the maiden name or the married name?