Genealogy Chat

thanks Chris, on the birth cert it says Christchurch & St Saviour. will check out the website you gave me.
Catherine

Southwark covers a wide area.

On the birth certificate the sub district will narrow down the area you would need to search for a baptism.

SOUTHWARK REGISTRATION DISTRICT
Registration County : London (1901-65); Greater London (1965-74).
Created : 1.4.1901 (out of St. Saviour Southwark district).
Sub-districts : Borough Road; Christchurch; Christchurch & St. Saviour Southwark; Kent Road; London Road; Newington North; Newington South; St. George the Martyr, St. George the Martyr West; St. Mary Newington; St. Peter Walworth; St. Saviour.
GRO volumes : 1d (1901-46); 5D (1946-65); 5E (1965-74).

Any of these?

If so then the LMA (London Metropolitan Archives) may have a record but you can search here to check.

http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/corporation/family-research/registerSearchForm.asp

Chris

thanks for the replies, On Thomas's marriage certificate his name is Thomas Alfred Donoghue. All I know is that he came from London, so not sure where to look at registers. This birth certificate comes from Southwark in London.

Thomas could have added his own second forename later in life.

He may have been registered as Thomas but his parent's then had him baptised as Thomas Alfred.

If everything else on the certificate adds up then I wouldn't be too worried.

You could always try and trace a baptism, if it exists, for 100% accuracy.

Chris

Nellie is usually Ellen or Eleanor -

don't know about having to put a middle name on - I would have thought you did have to, but possibly that far back people might add a name later to 'honour' someone else in the family especially if they thought the child might get an inheritance that way.

Does the father's name match the name listed when Thomas married?

Alfred could have been added when he was christened. My grandmother had another middle name added at her christening and was known by that name later in life. She completely dropped the first name listed on her birth cert.

Rose

My mother had a middle name added when she was baptised. It shows up on her original birth certificate as a note but I am not sure if it would show up on the copy that the GRO have. I suppose it's possible that they added an additional name at the baptism. Have you checked for the baptism records - that might help.

Nellie is usually short for Elizabeth but I think it can also be a name in its own right. Also might be a pet name for Ellen/Helen which is quite often shown as Nell.

Jill

Hi, can anyone help me with a query. I have just got a birth certificate for (I think) Thomas Donoghue born 10/12/1910, father Cornelius Donoghue. I know the date is correct but the Thomas I want was called Thomas Alfred Donoghue. Do you have to put the middle names on the birth cerficate?
Also the name Nellie - is that shortned for something, is so what?
Look forward to any replies, thanks.