If you were brought up with one surname that changed when you were 11 years old.

Question:without you wanting it too.. i guess this would have had to be done by deedpol, however your birth certificate would show this new name.. is it possible to get a copy of your original birth certificate prior to the name change?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: without you wanting it too.. i guess this would have had to be done by deedpol, however your birth certificate would show this new name.. is it possible to get a copy of your original birth certificate prior to the name change?

if you change your name by deed poll it does not reflect on your birth certificate, it is a seperate legal document, when asked for id you have to show both documents, the same when you get married, your birth certificate remains the same as the day it was filled in ,it is illegal to change it.

I think so

yes u may have to do some digging though

Its always possible to get a copy of your original birth certificate. I got mine by going to the town hall of my birthplace and taking some current ID. I think they charged me a ￡6 fee (two years ago)

It depends on the country and its best to speak to a lawyer and get his advice, but if you do not like your new name u can file a legal document to get it changed if you are old enough now with the financial resources to do so.

This happened to my daughter. When she was born her last name was my last name, then years later my lawyer finally caught up with her deadbeat dad, she was 11 by the way and got him served with child support papers, he denied she was his, we had to go do DNA tests which proved 99.82% probability of paternity. When we went to court he demanded she take his last name and she hates it, she just turned 18 and is determined the first thing she will do when she graduates is change her name back to mine.

Your birth certificate would not show the changed name, i have changed my surname by deedpoll, but legally my surname is what it was before i deedpoll'd it

Birth certificates are kept on record in the local court house. You should be able to request it from them. If not, try the hospital where you were born. They also keep records.

Yes contact the biths marraiges and deaths in the city you were born in, If you go to genes reunited you could do it there. good luck.

This site has instructions on how to order birth certificates:

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/order_...

Also, if you were adopted through a court in England or Wales and are aged 18 years or over you can apply for a certificate of your original birth entry and try to seek out more information about your origins. See

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/adopti...

Very definitely yes.
It's possible to get a copy of any body's birth certificate.
Having been adopted (at the age of 6 weeks - or so I'm told) I have copies in both names, one indicating that there was an adoption.
You'll need to know the name at birth, the date of birth, and the place.
I think you have to be an adult (i.e. at least 18 years of age) to obtain the certificate, but I'm not sure about that.

I'm assuming this is in the UK (I was looking for questions in the UK section), and guessing at England or Wales (Scotland would be different).

Your original birth certificate record will be held with your name at birth by the registrar of births, deaths, and marriages in the town that you were born in or near. As another poster mentioned, you can order a copy of this for a nominal fee. You can also do this online at the General Register Office (a government website - linked below, beware of using third party sites, as your birth certificate is a proof of your identity and you don't want it possibly being used by someone else).

As someone else said, you can change your name by Deed Poll again as you choose, provided you are over the age of 16.

I would have thought so, either that or the amended Birth Certificate would have to show both names.
Either way, it should be easy enough to get hold of it.