This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Don_Elkington Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.elkington/85.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, I have now partially resolved this query, using FreeBMD and Google. He changed his name from "Fred Elkington Gertsch" to "Fred Elkington Elkington "on 8 March 1939:- http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/issues/34607/pages/1822/page.pdf after his marriage, in the name Gertsch, to Ivy A R Walker in 1938 Q2, Surrey N.E. 2a, 318 and before the birth of his first son, Christopher John, in 1939 Q3, Hastings 2b 223 >From the name of that son, and his own given name, Fred, his mother was very probably a daughter of Christian Gertsch, from Switzerland, who appears in the 1901 census, with five daughters and two sons one named "Frid". She should be traceable via deduction from the GRO indexes and 1911 Census - Christian died 1911 Q4. Fred Elkington was born in 1912, as previously posted, in the name Fred Elkington Gretsch, mother Gretsch, Fulham 1a, 154 As Fred's father was obviously "Elkington", the three children and any issue are genealogically Elkingtons, though the family has been missed by A.E.H.E. So the question now is, who was the man who fathered Fred Elkington Gretsch/Elkington? ? Male Elkington & Female Gertsch Fred Elkington Gertsch - 1912 Fred Elkington Gertsch m Ivy A R Walker 1938 Christopher John Elkington - 1939 Rosemary Ann Elkington - 1944 Alan Charles Elkington -1954 The easiest solution would be a birth certificate. Don Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.