I'm not sure that I can offer a great deal of help, but it's always worth checking out this site:- http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/births.htm#COL10 for anything related to certificates. If you look under the 'Mother's Name' heading, some of it may be relevant. hth Janet C > From: ianbrooke@hotmail.com > To: ENG-LAN-BOLTON@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 10:06:00 -0600 > Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Birth Certificate, MORRIS/ASHTON > > I recently received a copy of a birth certificate from the GRO for my ggf living in Bolton. Column 4 (father’s name) states “John Morris”, Column 5 (mother’s name) states “Esther Morris formerly Rollinson”. In the right-hand margin it states: > > “Col 4 for “Morris” read “Morris otherwise Ashton” and in col 5 for “Esther Morris formerly Rollinson” read “Esther Ann Morris otherwise Ashton formerly Rawlinson”. Corrected on the 16th January 1923 by me ... Superintendent Registrar on production of a statutory declaration made by John Morris Ashton and Esther Ann Morris Ashton”. > > This looks like some sort of name change but exactly what/how/why I have no idea. I find it especially puzzling because (as it states) this change was made in 1923 but the certificate is for a birth registered August 1895. I have never come across this name Ashton before and my gm and mother were always known as Morris. > > Can anyone suggest what is going on here and possibly how I can find more details? I would be especially interested to hear from anyone who may be related to these people. > > Many thanks > Ian > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > > Except for personal messages, please post replies to the list. > Other people can learn from them! > > :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: :-+-: > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LAN-BOLTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message