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Deed pole
« on: Tuesday 27 June 17 09:02 BST (UK) »
Hi l  am trying to  trace my brother who l havnt seen in over 50 years, l believe he may have changed his surname by deed pole how can l find him if that is what has happened    thank you

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Re: Deed pole
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 27 June 17 09:08 BST (UK) »
https://www.gov.uk/change-name-deed-poll/overview

There may be no searchable record of the change-of-name.
It's pretty easy to DIY, not all changes are "enrolled"
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 27 June 17 09:09 BST (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat
Changes of Name by Deed Poll are listed in the London Gazette https://www.thegazette.co.uk/

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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 27 June 17 09:22 BST (UK) »
Under English common law, a person may take a new surname, perfectly legally, without drawing up any formal record, provided that such action is not undertaken for the purpose of fraud or avoidance of obligation. A notification in the local paper was sometimes used, and for every person who went to the trouble and expense of deed poll, there were numerous others who simply adopted a new name without formality. From 1914, all deeds poll enrolled in the Supreme Court had first to be advertised in the London Gazette.

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Re: Deed pole
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 27 June 17 09:27 BST (UK) »
l understood there were records somewhere that you could check,   tried the london Gazzette  nothing.........it is possible he was a young child when this was done

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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 27 June 17 09:34 BST (UK) »
Is it possible there is an adoption involved here?

without naming names, perhaps you could explain how you lost contact?
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Re: Deed pole
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 27 June 17 09:47 BST (UK) »
l was adopted my brother wasnt, l have found almost all  my family that are alive( and have death records etc of those that have passed) and l am in touch with several of them   my brother is the missing link

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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 27 June 17 09:56 BST (UK) »
if he had passed away would his surname be the name he was born with or  the name from the change through deed pole

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Re: Deed pole
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 27 June 17 10:13 BST (UK) »
Quote from: thereka on Tuesday 27 June 17 09:56 BST (UK)
if he had passed away would his surname be the name he was born with or  the name from the change through deed pole

A death is registered in the name the person is known by or using at the time of death - if there has been a name change and the informant knows about it you may get "formerly known as" or "otherwise" and other names added and indexed. But it depends on what the registrar is told and the circumstances of the name change.
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