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14-03-2024 1:34 PM
Thread: Confusion about death record
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Have you actually obtained certificates for the...
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02-10-2023 10:01 AM
Thread: GRO - "record currently unavailable" ?
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Could just be a problem with the condition of the...
Could just be a problem with the condition of the copy held by GRO - as they suggest order from the local office.
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28-08-2023 8:27 AM
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Yes - although technically it means she used the...
Yes - although technically it means she used the name Bentley before marrying Mr Smith, not necessarily through marriage, but it almost certainly was.
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18-08-2023 9:54 AM
Thread: Birth registration
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Almost certainly an "Occasional Copy" - which...
Almost certainly an "Occasional Copy" - which means a further copy of the entry was submitted to GRO after the normal quarterly returns process. It usually indicates a correction of some sort was...
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10-08-2023 5:06 PM
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It would normally indicate illegitimacy .......
It would normally indicate illegitimacy .... seems to be a practice that some Vicars followed when registering their marriages. I haven't seen an example for any civil ( or registrar attended)...
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18-07-2023 7:49 AM
Thread: If a person is found guilty of bigamy?
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The record should remain available - there was a...
The record should remain available - there was a case in 1932, where the Registrar General was asked to remove a marriage register entry after it proved to be bigamous, the father of the bride even...
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16-08-2022 11:06 AM
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Is your DNA test linked to your tree on Ancestry ...
Is your DNA test linked to your tree on Ancestry ?
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Where a birth is re-registered, the original...
Where a birth is re-registered, the original entry is not removed from the index (or the register) and a copy can be ordered from that if you wish.
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02-04-2022 11:22 AM
Thread: who.s the father
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Civil registration of marriages only began in...
Civil registration of marriages only began in 1837,so there is no certificate to obtain. Before that (in England/Wales) marriages generally don't give any information about the father ....unless he...
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03-02-2022 12:00 PM
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I would pursue two angles.. 1) Obtain your...
I would pursue two angles..
1) Obtain your father's military service records( you will need a copy of his death certificate)
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10-08-2021 12:35 PM
Thread: GRO meanings?
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When a court grants the adoption order, the...
When a court grants the adoption order, the child's original birth register entry will have the word "adopted" noted in the margin, and that will be shown on any certificate issued subsequently, but...
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07-08-2021 1:34 PM
Thread: vanished under a false name
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No - and you don't now either.
No - and you don't now either.
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19-06-2021 3:31 PM
Thread: The mysterious disappearance of Grace
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I'm not aware that ANY birth, marriage or death...
I'm not aware that ANY birth, marriage or death records were lost through bombing in WW2 in any district. Even if they were lost locally, the copies sent to GRO every quarter would have survived.
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30-04-2021 9:32 AM
Thread: birth and death registrations
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Both births and (occasionally) deaths can also be...
Both births and (occasionally) deaths can also be registered "by declaration" which means giving the information to a registrar at any registration office (in England/Wales). The details are then...
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27-04-2021 9:45 AM
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And also probably the surname of the mother, if...
And also probably the surname of the mother, if she was a widow.
Before 1969, birth registers (in England/Wales) don't show ANY surname for the child.
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15-03-2021 9:37 AM
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You also need to consider that the rules used to...
You also need to consider that the rules used to compile the "old" printed indexes , as used for FreeBMD etc. and the rules used to create the indexes seen on the GRO site are different, particularly...
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17-01-2021 1:10 PM
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A death should be registered in the name a person...
A death should be registered in the name a person "used or was known by" at the time they died, there is no requirement for it to match the name they were given at birth.
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14-01-2021 2:53 PM
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Although the parents are supposed to register a...
Although the parents are supposed to register a birth within 42 days, the 1874 B&D Act allowed a registrar to register a birth for up to 12 months. Anything beyond that can only be done with the...
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23-08-2020 1:22 PM
Thread: Amended Birth Certificates
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As a former registrar, I can explain what you are...
As a former registrar, I can explain what you are looking at.
These are corrections made to the entries some years after the initial registration.
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06-08-2020 7:49 PM
Thread: Divorce records
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The wording was changed to just "previous...
The wording was changed to just "previous marriage dissolved " at about that time ...I think after the 1949 Marriage Act.
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03-08-2020 8:02 AM
Thread: Divorce records
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No - but it will say "previous marriage...
No - but it will say "previous marriage dissolved" if she was divorced.
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02-08-2020 10:23 AM
Thread: Divorce records
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You can get a copy of the decree, but it can be...
You can get a copy of the decree, but it can be expensive to search if you aren't sure where/when it was issued. Unlike the pre-1937 cases it will only confirm hat a divorce was granted, there will...
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26-07-2020 10:50 AM
Thread: Duplicate birth registration on GRO
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Birth registrations (in England/Wales) don't...
Birth registrations (in England/Wales) don't record any surname for the child before 1969 - so they are indexed by one or both surname(s) of the parent(s) dependent on their marital status.
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23-07-2020 9:15 AM
Thread: By accident or by design
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It was the wording of the informant on the birth...
It was the wording of the informant on the birth certificate I was asking about, sorry - that was my mistake.
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23-07-2020 8:08 AM
Thread: By accident or by design
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The exact wording on registrations is incredibly...
The exact wording on registrations is incredibly important, so if you can clarify what is written it would help interpret.
e.g. it shouldn't say "nee Ball" for the mother's name - it should say...
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