Genealogy Chat

And my cousin Frederick George Stevens was known as Geoff.
I only found that out when I discovered his baptism.

Im researching my son Ricky's tree for him, he's 10. When I first started, his gran said to me, 'Rickys great grandad was called Jack, thats usually short for John.' So I put him down on the tree as John. I've since found out his name was Baden!! He didnt like it, so called himself Jack. Taught me never to assume anything. The info on a death cert is dependant on the person who registers the death, they may spell a name wrong, omit a middle name, or even add a middle name.

Don't you just love them! My uncle clary was actually Francis Leslie Clarence and his wife my auntie Cissie was Elizabeth Ann. Nobody in my family ever told me that. They take forever to find but don't you feel you have achieved something in the end.

Linda

And my ggrandmother's name was Ann Maria Coley, she appears on censuses as Coley, Cawley or Cowley; she married twice in her maiden name (the second one may have been bigamous as I haven't found the death of her first husband); and had children in 1885 and 1888 using the surname of her second husband who she eventually married in 1893.

In 1891 and 1901 censuses she appears as Annie.

Took me months and months to sort that out with help from GR members who pointed me in the direction of both marriages.

my paternal gran was Emma Ann.her second hubby called her Annie and he registered the births of their eldest two daughters and stated mums name was Annie.AND he registered them as if they were married but they didnt marry until the second child was 15 months old. SO the registers are only as good as the info given.

Shirley

My mother was always known by her middle name of Irene, but I believe that was to avoid confusion with her mother, whose first name she shared.

My grandad was Samuel John. When I was growing up, everyone referred to him as Jack....I thought that was his name until I started researching and found it was Samuel John. His father was John, but why the Samuel was dropped I'll never know???

Makes it all good fun eh? NOT!!

I think I might have this problem. Have a brother for my grandfather on the 1901 census as Edward. Cannot find his birth record...have found a James Edward which looks likely, have to order cert to be sure!

May be dad was albert too? So they always used his second name to avoid confusion?

Thank you both so my Albert Edward as he was born used Edward Albert for marriage etc. perhaps he did not like Albert.

Audrey

I guess when you die, its rather down to who reports the death and if theyve known Fred as Jim all his life, then it will be Jim on the record.

Ive normally found they tend to use their formal birth name for marriages and for other records like army etc. but I guess someone can choose what they want to do - its not illegal to use any name as long as its not for dodgey purposes.

Hi I know that some people who have a middle name sometimes like to be known by that name. But when you marry die etc. do you not use the name you were given at birth or do some people stick with a middle name thankyou

Audrey x