Hi Everybody Notwithstanding that people do make mistakes I am just wondering how accurate mother's should be when they state what their Maiden name is? After, I think it was, 1910 the Birth entries on FreeBMD show the Mother's Maiden name but I just can't seem to find anyone with the Maiden name of HAYES marrying a Mr Trus(s)ler except for one lady in Lancashire and, although this is exactly where I want the marriage to take place, the timing is way, way out! Eg, I have found 4 children with birth registration dates of 1939, 1942 (Twins) and 1946 in Lancaster. In each case the Maiden name of the mother is shown as Hayes. But, the only Hayes / Trus(s)ler marriage I can find is in 1914. The gap between 1914 and 1939 (with no apparent children in between) strikes me as being overlong, so I seriously doubt that I have the right parents. My question is therefore 'what is the correct position here. Am I looking for a Ms Hayes who married a Mr Trus(s)ler or am I looking for a Ms Hayes who married a (say) Mr Smith and then married a Mr Trus(s)ler? Regards Peter

Hi Peter, You don't tell us the forenames of the TRUSSLER and HAYES who you are looking for, or whether the children registered in Lancaster are positive matches within your research, but there was a marriage of William TRUSSLER to Alice HAYES registered in the Sept Qtr of 1940 at Lancaster Vol 8e, Page 2530. In addition to the births quoted in your message, there was also a Glennis TRUSSLER, mother maiden name HAYES, born in the Sept Qtr of 1940 and registered at Lancaster Vol 8e, Page 1538. Regards Richard Harris Cayman Islands -----Original Message----- From: kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:kent-eng-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peter Jones Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 11:31 AM To: KENT-ENG@rootsweb.com Subject: [KENT-ENG] Maiden Name Birth Entries Hi Everybody Notwithstanding that people do make mistakes I am just wondering how accurate mother's should be when they state what their Maiden name is? After, I think it was, 1910 the Birth entries on FreeBMD show the Mother's Maiden name but I just can't seem to find anyone with the Maiden name of HAYES marrying a Mr Trus(s)ler except for one lady in Lancashire and, although this is exactly where I want the marriage to take place, the timing is way, way out! Eg, I have found 4 children with birth registration dates of 1939, 1942 (Twins) and 1946 in Lancaster. In each case the Maiden name of the mother is shown as Hayes. But, the only Hayes / Trus(s)ler marriage I can find is in 1914. The gap between 1914 and 1939 (with no apparent children in between) strikes me as being overlong, so I seriously doubt that I have the right parents. My question is therefore 'what is the correct position here. Am I looking for a Ms Hayes who married a Mr Trus(s)ler or am I looking for a Ms Hayes who married a (say) Mr Smith and then married a Mr Trus(s)ler? Regards Peter ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to KENT-ENG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message