GRO Index - Page number with suffix

[Steve3180]

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 ?

PS
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.

[mckha489]

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.

[Steve3180]

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.

[jonwarrn]

 

[AntonyMMM]

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).