Help with birth certificate

[paylor]

On my mothers birth certificate under the heading name of mother ect it says
Annie Whiteley, late Preston, formerley preston.

What does that mean

[Arranroots]

Hi Paylor

Welcome to Rootschat! 

It suggests that (unless someone made a mistake) Annie PRESTON married someone called PRESTON - maybe a cousin?  She later married someone called WHITELEY.

The "late" name is her first married name, whereas the "formerly" is her maiden name - not altogether clear in this case!!

You can look for the marriages here:

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/rectype/vital/freebmd/bmd.aspx

Use the full indexes at the top - it will take a while, unless you know what dates to look for!

Hope this helps

kind regards, Arranroots