From: rail@greywall.demon.co.uk   
      
   On 14/09/2023 22:12, J. P. Gilliver wrote:   
   > I'm looking at the 1942Q2 marriage index page - page 363, MAT.   
   >   
   > It covers only surname Matthews - from Alice to Joan B.   
   >   
   > There are two George A. Matthews; one is fine - he married a Taylor, in   
   > Mansfield, 7b 333.   
   >   
   > But the second one is very strange:   
   >   
   > -- George           Williams    St.Helens     8 b  1692   
   > -- George A.        Taylor      Mansfield     7 b   333   
   > -- George A.        Digby or    Norwich Outer 4 b   413   
   >                        Laurence   
   > -- George E.        Pearson     Upper Agbrigg 9 a  1117   
   >   
   > I've never seen an "or" like that before; anyone know what's going on?   
   >   
   > Looking for 1942Q2 4b 413, I find "Lawrence Elfrida H. R." and "Digby   
   > Elfrida H. R.", both "Matthews Norwich Outer 4 b   413". _Very_ odd!   
   >   
   > (Yes, the George A. says [or] Laurence with a u, the Elfrida Lawrence   
   > with a w.)   
   >   
   > (I can't find a George Matthews to Elfrida marriage in marriage records,   
   > but there _was_ a war on so such records may have got lost.)   
      
   Elfrida's widowed/divorced, maiden name is one surname, married name is   
   the other. I've found a few like that in my tree. Nominally the first   
   name (Digby) is the maiden name but don't count on it.   
      
      
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