*VERDUN AS A MIDDLE NAME AT FREEBMD SEARCHES.

[elliot]

*VERDUN AS A MIDDLE NAME AT FREEBMD SEARCHES. Why so few births when 1258 DEATH results recorded mostly in the period 1969-1995?

Births Jun 1916   (>99%)
ROWBERRY    Wilfred Verdun    TANSER    Worcester    6c   244

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But results for DEATHS *VERDUN for period 1916-1920 shows 1258 results.
What might be an explanation for this disparity?
Perhaps an individual trancriber at FreeBMD has done specific research for *VERDUN?

[Dundee]

The old printed indexes that FreeBMD use do not show middles names, only initials, so you will find births indexed with just a 'V'.  Have a look at the scan attached to your indexed birth.  They are updating their indexes to include the full middle names.  This may take awhile. 

Debra 

[Viktoria]

Sorry if this is not relevant but after the battle of Verdun ,many children were given Verdun as a middle name .
Not heard of any named as eg— John The Somme Smith nor  John Passendale Smith ——-.
Equally important  battles.
Verdun was during The 1914-18 war.
Viktoria.

[BumbleB]

However, look at the number of births registered in 1900 where Mafeking is included as a forename - male and female!! 

[NickDub]

One of my uncles was called Verdun, as his first name. Often misheard or misunderstood as Vernon.

[elliot]

The old printed indexes that FreeBMD use do not show middles names, only initials, so you will find births indexed with just a 'V'.  Have a look at the scan attached to your indexed birth.  They are updating their indexes to include the full middle names.  This may take awhile. 

Debra 

Debra,  thank you so much for this explanation.  I shall look forward to the progress as middle names are so valuable even if this 'Verdun' does not give clues to the ancestors!

[elliot]

Sorry if this is not relevant but after the battle of Verdun ,many children were given Verdun as a middle name .
Not heard of any named as eg— John The Somme Smith nor  John Passendale Smith ——-.
Equally important  battles.
Verdun was during The 1914-18 war.
Viktoria.

Viktoria,
Mafaking and Mafakin have a small representation!
But LADYSMITH was very popular.

The double-barrelled forename!
Deaths Dec 1856   (>99%)
LLOYD    Alma Balaclava        Witney    3a   350

[Viktoria]

So two Crimean War battles there, and a style of Winter hat ,The Balaclava!

Thanks.Viktoria.

[Treetotal]

This sparked my interest as a cousin of mine had Verdun as middle name, not sure if the other Children had but I remember as she only lived to be 3 years old. I remember the tiny coffin was in the house prior to her burial. I was lifted up and asked to kiss her forehead, she looked like a doll dressed in a lovely white gown.
The only time that I have come across this name was "The Battle of Verdun" in 1916.

Surname    First name(s)    Mother    District    Vol    Page
Births Dec 1950   (>99%)
Hallett    Angela V Capes    Hull    2a   379     Scan available - click to view

Added I have just had a look at my other cousins' births and they don't have that middle name. I have just read Victoria's post and she too mentions the Battle,
Carol