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Originally Posted by Qwackers
Yes on the birth reg of Ellen in 1854. Mothers name is the same , so Ellen was illegitimate.
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MMN being the same as the child's surname doesn't necessarily mean that the child was illegitimate as it could be that both parents had the same surname before they got married (for instance, cousin marriages.) But the fact that the new online GRO birth index doesn't show MMN for that entry does mean that the child was illegitimate.