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Solved. As far as we can ascertain she used the name of a family head she was lodging with, claiming for the purposes of the birth she was registering, that he was her spouse.

Well the 1911 census has delivered the goods. My initial suspicions that Dorothy was never married to Frederick appear to be correct and much of the info she gave on the Birth Cert was false. Dorothy was born Dorothy Hyde, her mother Elizabeth first married Hyde, was widowed and then later married R...

Peterd,
I got in touch with Newham who tell me that the records are held at Stratford Library and can only be viewed there. Since I live in (sunny and hot) Australia tha's a big problem unless any kind soul reading this................?

Colin

Caarol, Gardner and Peterd Thanks for your comments and "no" I am not going to give up. On the question of the 1911 census I paid Kew for a copy of the document of their address, 450 High Street North but at the time the census was taken (March/April?) they were not living there, but were ...

Thanks for your replies NL, I think that is what must have happened in this case. It's very frustrating, all I can do for now is try and confirm Dorothy's place and date of birth and see where that leads me.
Thanks again for your interest and help.

Colin

According to my now deceased mother's birth certificate she was born Betty Louise Hyde on 15/6/1911 at 450 High Street North, Manor Park, North East Ham in the Registration District of West Ham. Her Father is shown as Frederick Hyde and mother as Dorothy I G Hyde, formerly Beckett. Despite extensive...