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Married or not married?
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LindyLoo2 | Report | 30 Mar 2006 18:43 |
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Could some kind soul tell me - Did people lie about being married on census returns? I can find no marriage yet daughter's birth certificate has the married name and mother's maiden name on it - could they lie about being married for purposes of the birth cert? I can find no marriage and think family reverted to mother's maiden name at some time after 1901. Is this possible? not sure legally (if anything) they had to provide to prove marital status. would be glad of your thoughts. thanks |
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Caz | Report | 30 Mar 2006 18:58 |
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Think they could lie about anything they wanted on census returns!!! |
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short_rach | Report | 30 Mar 2006 20:01 |
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They could say anything they wanted to on a census return! Equally they could well have sat in front of the registrar when registering the births of their children and declared they were married at the time of the birth. No proof was required then or indeed now. |
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LindaG | Report | 30 Mar 2006 20:08 |
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II've got everything from outright lies to minor porkies on certificates and censuses. The daughter who was born 3 years after the death of her alleged father is proving particularly entertaining. She appears to be the result of her widowed mother's fling with a 19 year old lodger! Surnames and fathers names vary from census to census and from birth and marriages certs! I do enjoy a good scandal! Lx |
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Unknown | Report | 30 Mar 2006 21:32 |
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It's only 5 years ago that I filled in our 2001 census return. No proof of anything was required. When I got married I only needed proof of my address. The fact that something is an official document, whether a certificate, census return or other item, does not mean it is accurate or true. People have always made mistakes or told downright lies. My Norfolk grandfather used to say 'a fact is a lie and a half'. nell |
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LindyLoo2 | Report | 30 Mar 2006 22:34 |
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thanks everyone - your replies did make me chuckle! children being born 3 yrs late (and a toy boy!) - whatever next! I wish no, never mind. you have given me more food for thought many thanks |
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Speedy | Report | 30 Mar 2006 23:20 |
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One of my rellies had 3 children before getting hitched, but all of the birth certs list mother as having dads name and her maiden name was listed, so yes they di lie about marriage. Bev |
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