Unmarried couples
UK, England, Middlesex—Parish Registers, 1539–1988 [Part B][MSP7-12Y]
Births and Baptisms. When they are married the husbands name comes first as the principle/head of household. When the principle is a female and she has a different surname than the father they are not married. Which surname should I use as the child's surname?
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I can't access your batch. However, the field helps for this project give clear advice on how to index the child's surname:
If a surname was not recorded for a child and only 1 surname was recorded for both parents, type the parents' surname in this field. If 2 different surnames were recorded for the parents, type the father's surname in this field. This is an exception to the General Indexing Guidelines.
If the surname was not recorded or was written as a variation of the word "unknown," press Ctrl+B to mark this field blank.
The project instructions are the same:
- When indexing baptism, birth, christening, burial, or death records, if a surname was not recorded for a child and only 1 surname was recorded for both parents, type the parents' surname in the Surname field for the child and both of the parents. If 2 different surnames were recorded for the parents, type the father's surname in the child's Surname field. If a surname was recorded for the child but not for the parents, index the child’s surname in the Surname field for both of the parents. If a surname was listed only once for both the mother and the father, index the surname for both parents. This is an exception to the General Indexing Guidelines.
So, you would type the father's surname for the child.
Field Helps are accessed by clicking on the purple question mark that appears when you click on a field.
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Hi there
Type what is written.
All the best 😊
Miriam Rimmer
FamilySearch Missionary
APAC - Asia Pacific
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There are two surnames written.
On some cases B.B is written, which indicates a fatherless child,( Born Ba......d)
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