Thanks Sharon that takes the mystery out of this. I have never run into that phrase before or at least not meaning divorce. Carol ----- Original Message ----- From: Sharon Buchanan To: YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com ; clylyk@telus.net Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Name change by Deed Poll It is a term used on a marriage certificate which simply means she was divorced from her previous husband. Sharon Sent from Yahoo! Mail on Android ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: Carol Lylyk <clylyk@telus.net>; To: <YORKSGEN-L@rootsweb.com>; Subject: [YORKSGEN] Name change by Deed Poll Sent: Wed, Sep 19, 2012 9:59:27 PM My relative Pamela HALLERON, born 1948 in York married Roger Merchant (formerly Parker) in 1970. When I received the death certificate for her father who died in 1984 I noticed that informant was Pamela NICHOLSON, daughter.