Roy The birth certificate I have for Dennis CREEDON born 1842 came from Bradford Register office.Bradford East Div. I had been enquiring after Michael and they phoned to say no Michael was found but another child near the date I suggested and a couple of others later they felt were the same family. I now have them all. I agree that they would not all know how to write the name, indeed I first found the senior Dennis as Denis Credon and later Creadon.After 1864 it has been CREEDON consistently and Michael was signing his own name by his marriage in 1867. The child Dennis was born 21st Nov 1842 at Philadelphia Street, Wapping and the registrar was Richard Spencer giving the date of 29th Nov. I am trying to check for a baptism for this boy. Not until 1897 does the name Michael Dennis appear, on marriage of his daughter.There were 12 more children , all with father Michael. Michael's death certificate states death of Michael Dennis CREEDON aged 77yrs in Dec 1919. I cannot think of another way of verifying my theorybut feel the absence of any more information about Dennis is yet another pointer to the child being one and the same. I realise I may never prove this. Valerie