Genealogy Chat

Found lots of sites with info about deed polls - this one gives some insight - has implications for marriage searches as well - register only shows new name, tho former name should be on certificate!!

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/name/default.htm

I have just read this thread again and I'm still not clear on one key point. Is this "Deed Poll" name held anywhere on the GR database, and if so where? Also, have you asked the other person where they got the information?

Peter,

My son is the only person who was given the deed poll name at birth, so he is the only person on my tree who bears the name.

The person who contacted me was searching the surname that my son has, but the glitch in the message system means that the query comes in relation to me, and lists my tree (maiden) name on the relation column on the contacts page. Easily checked by changing my tree name - hey presto, the name in the relation column on the contacts page changes also!!

Seems the only guess by the person who sent the query was in assuming that my current name is the same as my son's, but to me it looked as if she had enquired about my maiden name and then somehow obtained my married name from genes.

Not sure how the glitch works, but in testing it with another member the system quite happily gave me their tree name which should only be available to people who have access to their tree - which I don't. We know it is the tree name as the name I was given is not available anywhere else on genes!!

Hope that makes sense!!

Maggie