FMP: MMN on England & Wales Births

[almach]

I've just noticed this evening that FMP have added Mother's Maiden Name to some birth registrations pre 1912. The two I looked at were for 1870's and the record heading says "Record Transcription: England & Wales Births 1837-2006"

I haven't looked into it further to get an idea how many. Presumably they've taken MMN from the GRO site.

[almach]

Just looked at my father's birth registration 1909, and his MMN is there. Am I behind, has MMN been added a while ago?

[Pam Downes]

It's been there for a few weeks, though it might still be a work in progress. My great-grandfather's birth in 1843 doesn't have his MMN.
I've forgotten where I first saw it mentioned. I thought it might have been in a Lost Cousins newsletter, but I can't see it in the last few, so I'm now thinking it must have been someone on BG who said about it.

Pam

[Lesley Robertson]

How do they do it if the MMM is not on the birth certificate? Can it be trusted?

[Pam Downes]

Lesley, FMP are obviously taking it from the GRO's Historical Births and Deaths index, though I don't know if they're started to include age at death from 1837-1866 yet.
They might have paid the GRO to have computer access which would make it quicker for them to add it to the database.

Pam

[almach]

It's been there for a few weeks, though it might still be a work in progress. My great-grandfather's birth in 1843 doesn't have his MMN.
I've forgotten where I first saw it mentioned. I thought it might have been in a Lost Cousins newsletter, but I can't see it in the last few, so I'm now thinking it must have been someone on BG who said about it.

Pam

As I suspected, I'm late again!

[almach]

How do they do it if the MMM is not on the birth certificate? Can it be trusted?

I wondered about that, Lesley, however the ones I looked at were the same MMN as on the GRO site.