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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: Steve3180 on Sunday 06 April 25 19:54 BST (UK)
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I am looking at a couple of entries in FreeBMD thus -
{SURNAME} Jean {Mother} Sunderland 1a 1201
{SURNAME} Elizabeth J {Mother} Sunderland 1a 1201a
I thought originally this was twins but now I'm wondering if the J stands for Jean and the suffixed entry is a name change.
Anybody come across this before and know the answer ?
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The names are redacted as they could well be still alive. It's a year not included in the GRO website so I can't look up the full name.
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If you click on the glasses on Freebmd next to the entry, and then download the actual page you can see there is a 1 next to the Jean entry. And then an arrowed line up to the correct alphabetical position for Elizabeth.
Then at the bottom of the page is “1. Elizabeth J …” etc.
I think the “a” = amended entry.
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Ah yes I see what you mean, the arrow indicates that the entry now has a different position in the alphabetical ordered index.
I'm going to take it as one person called Elizabeth J.
Thanks for the assist.
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It's probably a forename changed (or added) after registration. At that time known as a "column 10 amendment".
Such a change could be made if the new name was given (most often by baptism),or used, within 12 months of birth.
A certificate from the entry would be needed to confirm ( there are always other possibilities).