Trying to find a persons maiden name

[Girl Guide]

Just giving some possibles for births for Mary Ann in 1886

GAZEY, MARY  ANN     SMITH 
GRO Reference: 1886  M Quarter in COVENTRY  Volume 06D  Page 517

HAYNES, MARY  ANN BENSON    MILLERCHIP 
GRO Reference: 1886  M Quarter in COVENTRY  Volume 06D  Page 514

The above is unlikely but is included as it falls in the correct quarter for the birth date given.

TONKS, MARY  ANN     SWANN 
GRO Reference: 1886  M Quarter in COVENTRY  Volume 06D  Page 505


I'm intrigued by the fact that Mary Gazey's mother's maiden name is Smith.  This is the surname that appears on the marriage to John Beckingham.

[Edward Scott]

Between us I don't think we have found her maiden name as yet

Louisa Maud

See post 9, it is Smith, unless this was marriage no 2

[Girl Guide]

You can disregard the Gazey Mary, found her in 1911 with her parents still single.

[Girl Guide]

We can also drop Mary Tonks.  Found her married to a William Cleaver in the 1911.

I wonder how accurate Louisa was with her birth date in the 1939 register?

[CarolA3]

   I am at a loss to understand why Edward Scott's eminently sensible suggestion has been ignored - twice!  I can't find anything better. 

Q2 1909 Hungerford RD Vol 2c page 587

John Beckingham & Louie Smith

the 1911 census gives the number of complete years that have been married

Edward

Between us I don't think we have found her maiden name as yet

Louisa Maud

See post 9, it is Smith, unless this was marriage no 2

[Girl Guide]

If we take 1886 as being correct for her birth year then Smith would not have been her maiden name.

There are no Mary Ann Louise/Louisa Smith births registered in either the March or June quarters of 1886 for the district of Coventry.

Mary/Louie was 23 when she married John in 1909. 

[louisa maud]

I wasn't able to find a birth registration that fitted, what I find strange is , why did she not use her rightful names on documents, do we really know she was Mary Ann Louisa?

Louisa Maud

PS, Haven't been able to find her husbands death as yet, if she was a widow he must have died, assumed between 1939 and 1951

[Girl Guide]

This appears to be John's birth record

BECKINGHAM, JOHN  WILLIAM     WILTSHIRE 
GRO Reference: 1871  D Quarter in MARLBOROUGH  Volume 05A  Page 79

[louisa maud]

Yes GG, that fits in with 1939,

Louisa Maud