surname duplication

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After I discovered my biological father was not the one given on my birth certificate, I investigated the person named on my birth certificate as “father” and found, with indisputable proof that after he divorced my mother, whilst I was still a baby, he married again to someone called Hollingsworth, which is now my married surname. I have yet to investigate any family connection between this family and my husbands. This took place in the 1940's so perhaps not as common as it would be today. </p> <p>
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Date submitted:Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:25:39 +0000Coincidence ID:5959