It appears that Bernice's father must have changed the spelling of his name from Brown to Browne after 1905. Because Bernice's own birth record from 1901 (see below) uses the Browne spelling, one might at first glance assume that the change took place prior to her birth. However, note that "Bernice Browne Wolseley" appears as a "name note," so it must be a record created for her after her marriage to Roland Wolseley. She may have needed a birth certificate for a passport application or some other proof of age, so it doesn't really prove that the Browne spelling was used in 1901.
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Record of Bernice Mather Browne
from Minnesota, Births and Christenings
Name: Bernice Mather Browne
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 04 Sep 1901
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Name Note: Bernice Brown, Bernice Browne Wolseley
Race: White
Father's Name: John Fillmore Browne
Father's Birthplace: Huntington County, Pennsylvania
Father's Age: 44y
Mother's Name: Stella Mather
Mother's Birthplace: Fayette, Iowa
Mother's Age: 35y
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00017-6, System Origin: Minnesota-EASy, GS Film number: 1498859, Reference ID: 035
"Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD7C-KYG: accessed 16 February 2015), John Fillmore Browne in entry for Bernice Mather Browne, 04 Sep 1901; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, reference 035; FHL microfilm 1,498,859.
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Record of Bernice Mather Browne
from Minnesota, Births and Christenings
Name: Bernice Mather Browne
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 04 Sep 1901
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Name Note: Bernice Brown, Bernice Browne Wolseley
Race: White
Father's Name: John Fillmore Browne
Father's Birthplace: Huntington County, Pennsylvania
Father's Age: 44y
Mother's Name: Stella Mather
Mother's Birthplace: Fayette, Iowa
Mother's Age: 35y
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00017-6, System Origin: Minnesota-EASy, GS Film number: 1498859, Reference ID: 035
"Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD7C-KYG: accessed 16 February 2015), John Fillmore Browne in entry for Bernice Mather Browne, 04 Sep 1901; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, reference 035; FHL microfilm 1,498,859.
It appears that Bernice's father must have changed the spelling of his name from Brown to Browne after 1905. Because Bernice's own birth record from 1901 (see below) uses the Browne spelling, one might at first glance assume that the change took place prior to her birth. However, note that "Bernice Browne Wolseley" appears as a "name note," so it must be a record created for her after her marriage to Roland Wolseley. She may have needed a birth certificate for a passport application or some other proof of age, so it doesn't really prove that the Browne spelling was used in 1901.
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Record of Bernice Mather Browne
from Minnesota, Births and Christenings
Name: Bernice Mather Browne
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 04 Sep 1901
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Name Note: Bernice Brown, Bernice Browne Wolseley
Race: White
Father's Name: John Fillmore Browne
Father's Birthplace: Huntington County, Pennsylvania
Father's Age: 44y
Mother's Name: Stella Mather
Mother's Birthplace: Fayette, Iowa
Mother's Age: 35y
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00017-6, System Origin: Minnesota-EASy, GS Film number: 1498859, Reference ID: 035
"Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD7C-KYG: accessed 16 February 2015), John Fillmore Browne in entry for Bernice Mather Browne, 04 Sep 1901; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, reference 035; FHL microfilm 1,498,859.
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Record of Bernice Mather Browne
from Minnesota, Births and Christenings
Name: Bernice Mather Browne
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 04 Sep 1901
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Name Note: Bernice Brown, Bernice Browne Wolseley
Race: White
Father's Name: John Fillmore Browne
Father's Birthplace: Huntington County, Pennsylvania
Father's Age: 44y
Mother's Name: Stella Mather
Mother's Birthplace: Fayette, Iowa
Mother's Age: 35y
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C00017-6, System Origin: Minnesota-EASy, GS Film number: 1498859, Reference ID: 035
"Minnesota, Births and Christenings, 1840-1980," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FD7C-KYG: accessed 16 February 2015), John Fillmore Browne in entry for Bernice Mather Browne, 04 Sep 1901; citing Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, reference 035; FHL microfilm 1,498,859.
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