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Offline Lynne Murray

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Entry of Birth MOTHER's Name eg ANNIE MURRAY formerly SEWELL is that Maiden Name
« on: Wednesday 11 April 18 16:51 BST (UK) »
I have a question:   I thought NEE was Maiden Name.  I have an entryof Birth where the mothers name is stated ANNIE MURRAY formerly SEWELL is there a difference???? Thx

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Re: Entry of Birth MOTHER's Name eg ANNIE MURRAY formerly SEWELL is that Maiden Name
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 11 April 18 16:56 BST (UK) »
Maybe married before??
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Re: Entry of Birth MOTHER's Name eg ANNIE MURRAY formerly SEWELL is that Maiden Name
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 11 April 18 16:58 BST (UK) »
That is that standard wording on an English birth certificate to denote the maiden name of a married mother.

As you say, the French word née (born) is used colloquially and in other contexts to mean the same thing.
Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)

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Re: Entry of Birth MOTHER's Name eg ANNIE MURRAY formerly SEWELL is that Maiden Name
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 11 April 18 16:59 BST (UK) »
Just checked a couple of birth certs I had handy - they all say  Mrs X formerly Y, when it means Nee Y.

Just a different terminology.
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Re: Entry of Birth MOTHER's Name eg ANNIE MURRAY formerly SEWELL is that Maiden Name
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 11 April 18 16:59 BST (UK) »
Assuming the birth registration was in England then the usual format would be "Murray formerly Sewell".  I don't know about other registrations even in the UK.

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Re: Entry of Birth MOTHER's Name eg ANNIE MURRAY formerly SEWELL is that Maiden Name
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 11 April 18 17:01 BST (UK) »
It is a subtle difference. A maiden name is not the same thing as a birth name.

For registration purposes a woman's maiden name is the name she used when she first married, which will usually be the name she used from birth but not necessarily.
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