I have a similiar name situation in my family tree. According to various documents my g-grandmother is named Hannah Clara, Annie Clara, Clara Hannah and just plain Clara!! It has been explained to me that often the accuracy of the names/dates given on the census and other documents depended on who was at home when the enumerator called and who gave the information! Sometimes it was a lodger or even a neighbour, whose knowledge of the family names etc might be a bit sketchy. Best of luck! Gail ----- Original Message ----- From: "patricia williams" <pat.williams121@virgin.net> To: <eng-manchester@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 02, 2008 11:36 AM Subject: [ENG-MAN] Any ideas? > > I have my Granddad's birth certificate (dob 17 August 1891 in Hulme). His > mother is named as Annie WALKER formerly JONES. His father is named as > John > WALKER a Lurry Driver. > This has been a brick wall, so today I searched for his Baptism at Central > Library. > > He was christened at Hulme on the 2 Sept 1891 and all details are the same > EXCEPT his mother is named as Clara! (no previous surname given) I cannot > find a marriage to Annie or Clara. > > Has anyone any idea why the names might be different? > (He boarded with another family from an early age and eventually adopted a > different surname.) > Pat W > > > > > > ~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~:~ > > 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-MANCHESTER-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 Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1476 - Release Date: 5/31/2008 > 12:25 PM >