Thanks, I have got a birth certificate and I have a marriage certificate for parents listed on birth certificate. While this matches it still dose not prove I have the right birth certificate for ggf as I have no other record of mothers name nor do I know what day and month ggf birthday was. (no family members left to ask) I could be collecting information on the wrong family. Already built up a hugh resourse on what I believed to be brother of another family member only to discover wrong person (same name, same age, same occupation, same town) Regards, Rose ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandra J Smith" <sandra.s@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Where else to locate Mother > Hi Rose, > You need to purchase your ggrandfather's birth certificate. This will state > the name and maiden name of the mother, besides the father. You can then > verify that you have the correct marriage by ensuring that the names on the > marriage certificate are identical. > HTH > Sandra > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Opiekan" <opiekan@iprimus.com.au> > To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 7:37 AM > Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Where else to locate Mother > > > > How do I prove who mother is ? I started out with ggrandfather's death > > certificate that stated father - William, mother - Unknown. Then purchased > > ggf marriage certificate - father - George. Searching census found > > possible family with George as father, then found marriage of a George > > that fitted family on census. Purchased birth certificate that fits time > > frame for ggf with George as father. Where else can I go to find if > > mother in this family with George is mother of ggf. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rose > > > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >

Hi Rose, Sorry, I misinterpreted your posting! You haven't given any dates in your message, so I am guessing end of 19th century. The chances of finding another source for the mother's maiden name is quite remote, as this wasn't the sort of information that was asked of people at that time. Did your ancestor serve in the army? If so, and if his records have survived, there is a remote possibility that his mother might be named as Next of Kin in his attestation papers, although this will not give her maiden name. Did his father serve in the army? Again, there is a possibility that the name of the wife and any children are listed - even sometimes a marriage date and place AND the maiden name. Children, when they occur, are often listed with either their age or date of birth. Regards Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Opiekan" <opiekan@iprimus.com.au> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 11:38 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Where else to locate Mother > Thanks, > > I have got a birth certificate and I have a marriage certificate for > parents listed on birth certificate. While this matches it still dose not > prove I have the right birth certificate for ggf as I have no other record > of mothers name nor do I know what day and month ggf birthday was. (no > family members left to ask) I could be collecting information on the > wrong > family. Already built up a hugh resourse on what I believed to be brother > of > another family member only to discover wrong person (same name, same age, > same occupation, same town) > > Regards, > > Rose > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra J Smith" <sandra.s@ntlworld.com> > To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 6:50 PM > Subject: Re: [ENG-HANTS] Where else to locate Mother > > >> Hi Rose, >> You need to purchase your ggrandfather's birth certificate. This will > state >> the name and maiden name of the mother, besides the father. You can then >> verify that you have the correct marriage by ensuring that the names on > the >> marriage certificate are identical. >> HTH >> Sandra >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Opiekan" <opiekan@iprimus.com.au> >> To: <ENG-HAMPSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 7:37 AM >> Subject: [ENG-HANTS] Where else to locate Mother >> >> >> > How do I prove who mother is ? I started out with ggrandfather's death >> > certificate that stated father - William, mother - Unknown. Then > purchased >> > ggf marriage certificate - father - George. Searching census found >> > possible family with George as father, then found marriage of a George >> > that fitted family on census. Purchased birth certificate that fits > time >> > frame for ggf with George as father. Where else can I go to find if >> > mother in this family with George is mother of ggf. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Rose >> > >> > >> > ============================== >> > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >> > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >> > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >