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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Luzzu on Friday 02 October 09 18:26 BST (UK)
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Hi,
If a widow remarries, what name does she use and more importantly which name is recorded on the BMD - her original maiden name or the surname from her first marriage. Also if I order a marriage certificate, will the brides name reflect the first marriage, i.e., Jane Jones, previously Smith, formerly Brown, for instance.
I want to know how I can link the widow with her first marriage if you know what I mean. I think I could do this with the birth certificates if both marriages produced children but in the case I am looking at there were no children from the second marriage.
Thanks,
Luzzu
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She would usually remarry under her married name. Depending on what year you are searching - it may possibly show her maiden name but I think that may be on more modern marriages
However - her fathers name should be on the certificate so that will give you her maiden surname
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Hi,
In all the cases I've found, the remarriage is indexed under her first married surname.
Where children have been born to a second marriage after 1911 though, the mothers maiden name is recorded on the index as her birth surname (not surname from her first marriage.)
Gem
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Oh dear :-\.
The marriage certificate I was thinking of ordering is indexed in the maiden name and was sure I was on the right track as I had found a likely death and an entry in the 1881 census.
What to do next ??? ???
Thanks for putting me right.
Luzzu
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Hi, last married name is usually the way but I have one ancestor who very thoughtfully, from my point of view, reverted to her maiden name for her second marriage - thanks Charlotte ;D
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Hi,
That is good to know. May be it would be worth risking £7.00 and I could reference check because I do know her father's name.
My lady can't have just disappeared after the death of her first husband and there is no record of a remarriage or death in her first married name. It was between 1870 and 1880 and they didn't always do things as they should.
A leap of faith I think and if it comes good it will be the final piece of the jigsaw.
:D
Luzzu
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aye, worth a try I think Luzzu. Let us know the outcome :)
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I have seen one who remarried - under her married name - but her maiden name was also recorded - now I call that thoughtful! That recorder should win a prize!! ;)
Wiggy :)