Westward,
There's many opportunities to advance sensible discussions here on the Australia Board and elsewhere at RChat, and I approach each opportunity with good will, as I assume you and everyone else does. To me, it is important when contracting a post for the purposes of quoting a fellow RChatter, that the extracted quote does NOT mis-represent the original quote. I expressed my concern that you were mis-quoting me, by highlighting it in red and underlining it. If you feel this is the same same shouting at you, then that's your interpretation. I know my intent was to emphasise it. If that is not complying with your standards then I suggest you use the R2M button and actively involve a Global Moderator.
You did not actually write or infer that I
and.or my rellies had limited internet exposure. You wrote :
I read the Opening Post as though Andcarred is referring to New South Wales BDM restrictions for accessing their marriage registrations. I doubt there's many ways to determine my maiden name without accessing NSW BDM records.
JM
You must have a limited internet presence. My mother's maiden name and my maiden name are online with the SMH notice of my birth. Very easy to find. My marriage notice can also be found in the NSWSL and the NLA SMH images. My mothers maiden and married name is on her memorial inscription and on the funeral notice which can be found in local newspapers (index on the Ryerson Index). My married name is on that funeral notice, so not difficult to determine my maiden name from said notice. Her maiden name is also in archive records related to her profession before marriage. My husband and his siblings can be found in the Qld archives school records.
I didn't know it was compulsory on this website to discuss only the exact item as mentioned by the OP. As I demonstrate above, there are many ways to find out a person's maiden name without reference to the NSW BDM records. Consequently I don't have a problem with finding my marriage in the NSW indexes.
I understand that others may not agree with me, but I disagree that the information for many people cannot be found elsewhere, I have found it for many of the people I have researched without access to their marriage certificate.
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I read the Opening Post as though Andcarred is referring to New South Wales BDM restrictions for accessing their marriage registrations. I doubt there's many ways to determine my maiden name without accessing NSW BDM records. I have tried, so too have my elderly rellies, including retired clergy, retired Archivist, retired senior officers from NSW BDM and we have challenged the younger set to finding us online.... they have not yet succeeded, despite being given clues like:
Typing something in red doesn't make it any easier or clearer to read. As I said - your people have limited internet exposure. If they don't want to be found online - that is to their benefit.
I do not take kindly to be yelled at on an internet forum & this red type is the same as writing in all caps. Please do not reply to me in this fashion.
It is fine to disagree, but it is also fine to acknowledge when those of a contra-view provide relevant information to support their view and that information is such that it can be substantiated with independent sources cited in the post.
JM edited for some grammar, spelling.
