Hi Chris This is not strictly true I have come across quite a number where the hyphen is shown and I have a copy of the marriage also I have a number where the child is illegitimate and the mothers maiden name is given as Bowden. I suspect the hyphen means the name is not transcribed or cannot be read bearing in mind that all the transcripts are electronically derived so something that cannot be read or makes no sense is replaced with a hyphen. I have found with experience the hyphen means nothing. To go back to my original message Henry was the 7 child of Joseph & Elizabeth Waterhouse They married in 1825 at Glossop The first child was John born in 1825 and baptised 21 Aug 1825 Hayfield followed by Mary 1827, Sarah 1829, Joseph 1831, Martha Waterhouse 1833, Charles 1835, Henry 1837, James 1839, Edward 1841, Elizabeth Waterhouse 1844, Albert 1845 All births being registered at Hayfield Regards Keith Bowden 01476 571100 [email protected] From: Chris Bowden via DERBYSGEN Sent: 12 May 2017 15:59 To: Derbyshire genealogy Cc: Chris Bowden Subject: Re: [DBY] Henry Bowden 1871 High Peak, Derbyshire "they said possibly" In words you dont get to know unless you pay up. I am wondering if the local register office index has more info than the GRO? many thanks regards Chris On 12/05/2017 15:49, Nivard Ovington via DERBYSGEN wrote: > If the child is registered under a name XXXXX and the mothers maiden > name is blank, it implies that the birth was illegitimate > > ie it was registered in the mothers surname > > The GRO has told me that the mothers maiden name is in the index > "where recorded" I asked for clarification (ie was it possibly in the > original record and not recorded in the index) they said possibly > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 12-May-17 3:40 PM, Chris Bowden via DERBYSGEN wrote: >> Thanks again John, I find this most curious, If the indexes do not >> contain the fathers name and the mothers is blank, would the certificate >> itself contain any more information of use? Surely a birth cannot be >> registered without unless he was born under a gooseberry bush? :-) >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.8013 / Virus Database: 4776/14463 - Release Date: > 05/12/17 ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message