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Hi David,

Don't completely discount the father's name on a marriage certificate! 

My illegitimate ancestor was married using her mother's maiden name, but she also named her father on the cert.  On researching this man, I found out that he was living right next door at the time of her birth.  He was an immigrant with an unusual name, and the child was given a similar middle name (Bennis, instead of Benussi).  Her mother probably said his name as she heard it through an accent, but the daughter put his correct name, address and occupation in full - and broke down my brick wall!

I believe illegitimate children were quite often given the father's surname as their middle name.

Arkay

Does anyone know where I can find out which towns are covered by Liverpool North, Liverpool South and West Derby on the Civil Registration Indexes?  For an ancestor who lived in Bootle, Aintree or Crosby, for instance, I'm not sure if I should be looking for the exact town or if they're all lumped together in one large district.  They seem to change depending on the year in which you're searching! 

Thanks,
Arkay

I have located Fred's grave, which is on a database, but not William or Annie's yet (they're not in the same cemetery).  Luckily, we live in the area where they died, so we'll just need to do some legwork to find them!

Thanks for your interest, and have a Merry Christmas!

Arkay

Thanks very much for that, Lisa.  Doesn't give a lot of personal info, though, does it?  Oh well.

Her son crossed the border from BC to Washington in 1947 for 3 days, and the border manifest card gave all kinds of detail, even down to the colour of his eyes! 

Yes, we did find her death, but that's another puzzle.  According to the archives, she and her husband both died on the same day - in different towns!! 

This game is full of surprises.

Cheers,
Arkay