Thanks for that Brian. So you double checked with the Parish register? I'll have to do that. Allan >From: "Brian Comley" <brian@bcomley.freeserve.co.uk> >To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com>, <asmith_driver@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: [BDF] Thomas Smith, born Stagsden abt 1845 >Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:49:51 +0100 > >Hello Allan > >Mistakes were often made. > >I have a birth certificate of a child born to my gg grandmother in 1841 >where the surnames of the parents are reversed - father is shown as David >BEECH; mother is described as Ann BEECH formerly HOPKINS, whereas the >father's name was David HOPKINS and the mother Ann HOPKINS formerly BEECH. >The Baptism record in the Parish Register confirms this. > >Regards > >Brian > >Brian Beeche Comley - Porthcawl, Glamorgan (South Wales - UK) >FHS Member: Glam; Gwent; Wilts > >All emails (in & out) scanned by Norton Anti Virus 2005 > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Allan Smith" <asmith_driver@hotmail.com> >To: <BEDFORD-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:37 AM >Subject: [BDF] Thomas Smith, born Stagsden abt 1845 > > > > I've got a bit of a problem. > > > > My previous research led me to believe that my great grandfather (as >above) > > was the son of James Smith and Mary Seamark. > > > > Now, however, having obtained his marriage certificate, I see that his > > father is named as Thomas also. > > > > Is there a possibility that the Vicar, when he noted the marriage in his > > records, got it wrong and noted my great grandfather's own name down as > > 'Father' rather than his actual father's name (who, incidentally, if it >was > > James, was dead by that time). > > > > > snipped > > > >