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Title: Double registration of birth
Post by: PhilipRhayader on Wednesday 08 August 12 08:53 BST (UK)
All are living so no names used.

I was checking registration details of a birth since 1984 and accidentally entered the mother's maiden name as the family name - the birth appeared:

John Jones mother's maiden name Jones

I knew the parents were definitely married having seen the marriage details so searched again with the family name and that also appeared:

John Smith mother's maiden name Jones

Absolutely no doubt that both are the same person as the child's unusual set of forenames only appear twice in 170 years - same quarter, same district, same page! - and the surnames in both cases are unusual

Any idea how or why this could have happened?