Births registered in two surnames

[Treetotal]

In my case they were living together when the Children were born and they were registered in her married name whilst waiting for a divorce......she later married the Children's Father and re-registered them in their Father's name.
Carol

[Jebber]

Children of an unmarried couple are registered in both the father's name and that of the mother at the time, in this instance it was her married name.

If you buy a certificate you should find that the ex husband is not actually named.

Added
I should have said provided the father attended the registration.

[MaxD]

Seems clear (as if I didn't know) that only a look at both certificates from one of the children as an example will help clarify this.  On reflection also I should get the divorce papers and check it all actually happened.

Thanks for everyone's thoughts, I'll have to wait till after my hols!

maxD

[Jebber]

Just because it is indexed under both names it doesn't mean there will be two certificate,  there will only be one whichever name you order it under.

[california dreamin]

Hi maxD,

Not sure if I have the correct handle on what you have described, however if the children where registered when the parents were not married they may have been re-registered under the Legitimacy Act of 1926.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legitimacy_Act_1926

If they were it should be marked on the b/c

Kind regards
CD

[Jebber]

Hi maxD,

Not sure if I have the correct handle on what you have described, however if the children where registered when the parents were not married they may have been re-registered under the Legitimacy Act of 1926
CD

If that were the case  it would be after a marriage and not have occurred in the same year and  quarter, as stated in the first post, particularly as three children were involved

[california dreamin]

Hi jebber

max did say this: Lady took up with man two, no marriage found.  Three children born and registered with first man's name and lady and also with new man's name and same lady.  Why do this?   Can registrations be done in retrospect to confer some element of legitimacy (I know I can buy the certs but those won't explain why register the children in the first married names up to four years after the divorce and then register them in the unmarried names).

This is why I suggested re-registered under the Legitimacy Act    If he buys one of the certs (or all) they would be stamped then he would know for certain.

[Jay9]

If a birth is re-registered you can find it in the birth index 3 times, -  when it is originally registered, then after re-registration it will appear in the same year/quarter of original registration under new name and it will also appear again in the year/quarter birth was re-registered under new name, notes in the margin indicate this. Only the re-registered birth certificate will be available.

Jan

[MaxD]

Jan

That doesn't seem to be the case with these three.  I have checked FreeBMD for 40 years past the dates of the two registrations in all three cases and only get two returns in the actual quarter of birth as described earlier.

Clearly, the more we discuss this, the more it becomes necessary to see the certificates!

maxD