Could it be that parents separated/divorced (i know it's unusual for the time, but it did happen in those days) - and both remarried, that way you could have 2 sets of parents: dad + step mum mum + step dad Or he was left with aunt/uncle and their partner - and the people who he thought were his parents were is aunt and uncle, and the people he thought were is aunt and uncle were actually his parents. That way 2 sets of parents - aunt and uncle who raised him as their own, and registered him as their own. He subsequently finds out, and upon death has biological parents put on death cert. 2 different possibilities, but at the same time both an option. Roz Nancy Curry <nancurry@msn.com> wrote: A quick note: my gr grandfather also seems to have two sets of parents. One set listed on his birth cert. and also in the 1851 census. Then, on his death cert. it names two different parents. The story was filtered down through the years, that he was left on someone's doorstep, and taken in by a family by the name of GREEN. (That's my maiden name). And on his death cert. Fannie Frasier and James Green were listed, and he was born in Scotland! Since someone had to give that info. to the registrar when he died, there's some question. However, his wife, Maria, who was the informant, was presumably in her right mind - she died 8 years later -. So the mystery continues! Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: Allan Halstead To: eng-warks-birmingham@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2007 5:10 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] 2 Sets of Parents Doesn't all this revolve around 1723's John PERKINS. If he is a member of 1719's Thomas's family then the parents would seem to be Richard & Ann PERKINS - otherwise Thomas & Elizabeth. Although, admittedly, life is never as simple as that, is it. Regards, Allan Halstead _____________________________________________ Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _____________________________________________ Tracing Ancestors in Birmingham: http://www.bham.de/ Any problems, please contact the List Admin: ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-WARKS-BIRMINGHAM-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com