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Norfolk / Re: (Alice) Muriel Mullenger, born 7th July 1913
« on: Monday 30 March 20 11:24 BST (UK) »
Hi Rosie
With the exception of her birth name (Mullenger) all Muriel's surnames appear on the 1939 Register. She was Muriel BURRELL at the time of the 1939, then CRUTTENDEN in 1946. HOWARTH appeared later (no date though), and finally SMITH in 1975. Muriel's surname was Smith at the time of her death in 1980.
I always assumed that in order for additions to be made to the 1939 Register, any change of surname would have had to be official, i.e. through marriage so if Muriel had changed her surname to Howarth on a whim, I doubted whether this would have been entered on the Register, though I may be wrong.
Change of name via Deed Poll was something I had considered so some time ago I checked the London Gazette. Unfortunately I did not find Muriel, but interestingly did find a Deed Poll for a lady (Susan M M Mullenger) who was born in 1912 and who we had considered (pre-internet) could have been Muriel but after sending for birth certificate proved not to be.
Nadine
With the exception of her birth name (Mullenger) all Muriel's surnames appear on the 1939 Register. She was Muriel BURRELL at the time of the 1939, then CRUTTENDEN in 1946. HOWARTH appeared later (no date though), and finally SMITH in 1975. Muriel's surname was Smith at the time of her death in 1980.
I always assumed that in order for additions to be made to the 1939 Register, any change of surname would have had to be official, i.e. through marriage so if Muriel had changed her surname to Howarth on a whim, I doubted whether this would have been entered on the Register, though I may be wrong.
Change of name via Deed Poll was something I had considered so some time ago I checked the London Gazette. Unfortunately I did not find Muriel, but interestingly did find a Deed Poll for a lady (Susan M M Mullenger) who was born in 1912 and who we had considered (pre-internet) could have been Muriel but after sending for birth certificate proved not to be.
Nadine