Bob Thanks for the reponse. I should have mentioned, I know that Smith was her maiden name. I think it was your latter suggestion, but I was hoping for an opinion as to whether she just went by the Brown name informally or whether it's likely she would have changed it by Deed Poll or similar legal instrument. Thanks for taking the trouble to reply. Eunice bob@cotswan.com wrote: > Hi Eunice > > What does the certificate give as the father's name > That will be the best guide to which was her name at birth > > THere are several possibilities including her parents marrying after her > birth > > Another possibility is that they were living together and she took on the > Brown name at the time > > Bob > > > > On Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:48:37 +0100, Eunice Cubbage > <eunice@cubbage.plus.com> > wrote: >> I wonder if I can ask for listers' interpretation of a surname on >> a 1967 marriage certificate : >> >> The groom's name is "Brown", he is a widower, aged 62. >> The brides' name is "Mary Brown" formerly known as "Mary Smith". She is >> a spinster, aged 51. >> >> I know that this couple had many children together, the first in 1936 >> and the last in 1957. >> >> Is it likely that the bride changed her name by Deed Poll or another >> official route (is there one?), or did she just go by the name of Brown >> informally ? >> >> The marriage took place in a Register Office. >> >> I would appreciate opinions..... >> >> Eunice > > *************************************** > > BGS Website: http://www.bucksgs.org.uk/ > BFHS Website: http://www.bucksfhs.org.uk/ > Bucks Genuki Website: http://met.open.ac.uk/genuki/big/eng/BKM/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BUCKS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.420 / Virus Database: 270.14.5/2419 - Release Date: 10/07/09 05:18:00 >