Genealogy Chat

The other birth refs that you found did they have the mother's maiden name the same as the surname as trying to match that with the lack of father on the marriage cert.

Reginald Procter Birth Date: 6 Nov 1911 Death Registration Month/Year: Apr 1993 Age at death (estimated): 81 Registration District: Newcastle Under Lyme Inferred County: Staffordshire Register Number: 37 Entry number: 298

John R Procter Year of Registration: 1911 Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep Mother's Maiden Name: MacFarlane District: Wandsworth County: London, Surrey Volume: 1d Page: 1189 (click to see others on page) the only other one that seems to fit.

No Pippa, the only one that had the matching surname was the one you found, but the confusing thing for me is that it has it down as May M Anderson but the marriage certificate does not mention a middle name but does for Reginald's father implying to me that if she had a middle name it would have been on the certificate. My head is starting to hurt :)

mmmmm just had a thought............to locate may anderson-I am assuming that is her maiden name?...........if so and considering that her father wasnt mentioned on the marriage cert,it is possible that her mother had her registered unmarried aswell,and so in 1920 or so her birth would have anderson as mothers maiden name again.

and in addition to that the circumstances of her marriage-its very possible she resumed her old name and might have died with the anderson name.(unless she got remarried !!)

Yep I think thats a possibility and does tie up with the fact that a father is not mentioned on the marriage cert. However my dad does remember a grandfather. Just called my dad and he says so who was the old fella LOL :)

my eyes are hurting now chap-i'll have another look tomorrow -goodnight-...........remember as much info as possible -you'll need it on this one.