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Can anyone do a look up for me?

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Baby

Baby Report 17 Nov 2005 15:47

I am looking for the maiden name of Lillian Ethel Brett's mother. Lillian was born about 1906 and died in the 1960's Any help would be greatly appreciated

Sam

Sam Report 17 Nov 2005 15:49

You won;t find the maiden name without buying the birth certificate, mother's maiden names were not included in the indexes in 1906. Sam x

Georgina

Georgina Report 17 Nov 2005 15:50

You will have to buy the birth certificate for her mothers name or wait until 1912 for the next census to be released. Births Dec 1905 Brett Lilian Ethel B.Stortford 3a 707 Georgina.

Unknown

Unknown Report 17 Nov 2005 15:52

is this her? you can send for the cert to find out her parents Name: Brett, Lilian Ethel Record Type: Births Quarter: December Year: 1905 District: Bishops Stortford County: Essex Hertfordshire Volume: 3a Page: 707 Gloria x

Baby

Baby Report 17 Nov 2005 15:54

do I have to ring the records office?and how much do they cost

Unknown

Unknown Report 17 Nov 2005 16:03

I do it on-line and it costs £7 from GRO at Southport. Gloria

The Bag

The Bag Report 17 Nov 2005 18:28

Did Lilian have older brothers and sisters? - that might help you. there are 46 Children born in the name of Brett between 1895 and 1905 in Bishops Stortford . YOu say maiden name- do you know either parents first/christian name

Baby

Baby Report 17 Nov 2005 19:04

I dont know much about her at all.I know she was married in peterbourgh,if I rung the cambridgeshire records office would they have the marriage cert

The Bag

The Bag Report 17 Nov 2005 19:14

You'd need to be able to tell them when she married