GRO indexes on gro.gov.uk !

[jonwarrn]

That was what Louisa was looking for, not what you found. Anyway, never mind, glad you were able to help.

Perhaps she found this?
James Henry Ellis, birth registered Holborn, March 1874
mother's maiden surname Thompson

[Girl Guide]

Yes that is exactly what I found.  Louisa hadn't thought to switch the names round.

[Gan Yam]

I've searched for a couple of births and it hasn't given the mothers maiden name, some that I know the child was illegitimate and others were I didn't know. Is safe to assume that generally this is the case. No maiden name - illegitimate birth? Has anyone else found this?
J

[GailB]

I've searched for a couple of births and it hasn't given the mothers maiden name, some that I know the child was illegitimate and others were I didn't know. Is safe to assume that generally this is the case. No maiden name - illegitimate birth? Has anyone else found this?
J

Yes I have found the same thing

[lanercost]

What does it mean when one of the children has a different mother's maiden name than the others??

Children proven by censuses and baptisms to belong to the correct parents but each child has Hearn as the mother's maiden name then one is Graves? And another family, all children have Glover as the mother's maiden name and one is Turrell? Weird.

[StevieSteve]

Some possibilies are

1 The mother was previously married. Some births were registered using her maiden name, others under a previously married name

2 The GRO has made a transcription error

3 The record applies to a completely different child born in the same time and place while yours wasn't  registered for some reason

4 Your proof wasn't as proven as you thought

[lanercost]

Some possibilies are

1 The mother was previously married. Some births were registered using her maiden name, others under a previously married name

2 The GRO has made a transcription error

3 The record applies to a completely different child born in the same time and place while yours wasn't  registered for some reason

4 Your proof wasn't as proven as you thought

Either 2 or 3. Thanks StevieSteve.

[TinaRoyal]

I am using the new GRO facility to help identify children who were born and died in between Censuses.

I would be interested in knowing what different ways, others are using the facilities.

[LizzieL]

I've confirmed an extra child of my great grandmother, who I only found must have existed when the 1911 census came out.