The correction is the decisive element. The published crop does not identify the archival reference, the date of the first note or its author. It does, however, clearly state that the name-change note was later declared to have been entered in error.
- Record : Religious marriage no. 78, celebrated in 1931.
- First note : “The groom is called CHEYNET de BEAUPRÉ”.
- Cited correction : Civil registration, 15 December 1987.
The record and its transcription [Back to contents]
Transcription of the marginal notes
“L’époux s’appelle CHEYNET de BEAUPRÉ”
“The groom is called CHEYNET de BEAUPRÉ.”
“Mention de changement de nom portée par erreur. Voir rectification de l’état-civil en date du 15.12.1987.”
“Name-change note entered in error. See civil-registration correction dated 15 December 1987.”
What is established — and what is not [Back to contents]
Established
A note later corrected
The record bears both texts and refers to a civil correction dated 15 December 1987.
To be confirmed
A 1988 certificate
A certificate attributed to the Archdiocese and dated 16 May 1988 is mentioned in the case file, but no copy is published.
Not demonstrated
Its use for the ANF
The ANF letter establishes the 1989 admission without listing the records submitted.
Two copies to compare [Back to contents]
The diocesan parish-notary guide published in 2013 explains that Catholic registers are kept in two originals, completed simultaneously, and that full copies must reproduce marginal notes.
Limit: this guide describes the diocesan protocol published in 2013; it does not by itself prove the exact rule applied in 1987. A proper comparison still requires complete views of both the diocesan copy and the Saint-Augustin parish copy.
From the 1931 register to the 1989 admission [Back to contents]
Religious marriage
Record no. 78 is created. The exact date remains to be confirmed from a complete view of the register.
Civil correction
This date is expressly cited in the second marginal note.
Reported certificate
A diocesan certificate bearing this date is mentioned but is absent from the public corpus.
ANF admission
The admission is established by the ANF’s 2016 letter; the contents of the application file remain unknown.
Records still required [Back to contents]
- a complete view of record no. 78, its reference and register cover;
- complete photographs of both the diocesan and parish copies;
- the civil-registration correction of 15 December 1987;
- the certificate attributed to the Archdiocese, dated 16 May 1988;
- the inventory of records included in the 1989 ANF application.
Documentary conclusion
The most accurate description is a marginal note that was subsequently corrected. The visible record establishes the error and its correction; it does not yet identify the author or date of the first note, nor demonstrate the use of the reported 1988 certificate.
Sources
1. Religious record no. 78 — detail of the marginal notes.
2. Diocese of Lyon — Parish notary guide, 2013.
3. Diocese of Lyon — archives and Catholic registers.
