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how do I find out if someone had a child?

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Frances

Frances Report 4 May 2015 16:53

Sorry only just starting out, how do I find out if someone had any children??

malyon

malyon Report 4 May 2015 17:01

hi
go to bdm and put in birth name and mothers maiden name if knowen and place of birth

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 4 May 2015 17:04

IF this is in England or Wales between 1837 and approx. 1960, look at...........

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

The mother's maiden name is on the index AFTER 1911

Did the person in question marry?

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 4 May 2015 17:07

Is this connected to............

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1351722

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Frances

Frances Report 4 May 2015 17:10

Your amazing, thank you so much, that'll keep me busy for weeks

Frances

Frances Report 4 May 2015 19:10

Quick question, I've just brought up a list what are the surnames on the left hand side???

malyon

malyon Report 4 May 2015 19:35

thats the childs birth name

Frances

Frances Report 4 May 2015 19:39

ahhhh I see, I tried putting my details in, but they didn't come up so I think I'm doing something wrong

Frances

Frances Report 4 May 2015 19:41

Just looked again, and it looks like another surname as some of them have hopkins, davies etc, the next name is first names

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 4 May 2015 19:42

As we still live in a patriarchal society, the names in order are

Father's surname
Childs forenames
Mother's maiden name.

Sometimes you'll see an entry where both the 'fathers' surname is the same is the mother's. In those instances, we would assume that the mother was unmarried.

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Frances

Frances Report 4 May 2015 19:44

I see, so when I put in the surname of the mother do I put in her maiden name?

Rambling

Rambling Report 4 May 2015 19:53

Yes you do Frances if the birth is after 1911,before that mother's name does not show on freebmd

for eg

My uncles birth after 1911 shows mother's name as Fishlock

Births Dec 1912 (>99%)
Keating Ronald Fishlock Wandsworth 1d 1337

his brother born before 1911 does not

Births Sep 1906 (>99%)
Keating Daniel William St. Geo. H. Sq. 1a 470

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Frances

Frances Report 4 May 2015 19:58

i think I've got it, thanks

Frances

Frances Report 5 May 2015 21:10

I can't find any births with that links before 1900 I think I'm probably doing something wrong

Rambling

Rambling Report 5 May 2015 21:19

You may be putting in too much info Frances, are you using GR records or freebmd?

if you want to post some details someone will have a look and see if they can find what you are looking for and then advise how you can find it yourself.

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Frances

Frances Report 5 May 2015 21:23

freebmd, I'm looking to see if Mary Jane petitt, middlesex had any children to Hopkins, thank you so much

Frances

Frances Report 5 May 2015 21:24

Petitt sorry

Andrew

Andrew Report 5 May 2015 21:27

When was Mary born please?

Andy

Frances

Frances Report 5 May 2015 21:33

1840

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 5 May 2015 21:45

This is their marriage

Marriages Mar 1864
Hopkins James Jacob Staines 3a 11
Pettit Mary Jane. Staines 3a. 11

Have a look on the later census to see if they have children listed

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

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