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Hi.... I'm desperate to trace the birth record of Laurie Fennell-Smith born Norfolk June 1932.
I've looked on Freebmd to the best of my ability, but can't find anything.
Could anyone please help!

Will not be on FreeBmd.

You need access to the full BMD's on either Ancestry or Findmypast - both sites are not free.

He or she isn't on the complete index under Fennell or Smith that I could see for the 2nd or 3rd quarter of 1932

Not found in 1932 qtr 1 or 2 under F

The only one I can see is Laurence A Fennel mmn smith 2c 562 Reading Jan 1932

Thanks all for looking.
This is proving to be a real problem.
My husband is desperate to find out about his grandparents. The birth record is my MIL's. She could have made up her name to throw us off the scent. She has always been so secretive about her past. Says she can't remember anything about her mother or father. She never married my FIL so nothing to check out there.
I really don't know what to do next.

Does she have any brothers or sisters ?

Hi Lindsey,
no, not that she's telling us anyway.

I wonder if I bought my husband's full birth certificate from 1951, maybe she may have put her maiden name on it? He's only got the short version, which doesn't give the mother's maiden name.

Now you,re thinking that sounds like a good idea.

That's what I shall do then.
Thanks all once again.

Mt gran lied about her family and weve traced back to 1500s recently had a photo sent to me of her brother aged 75 she had him as drowned at sea as a boy,,, !!

WWehhay to go Imelda !!!

Get that cert and come back to us.

MIL will not know what's hit her !!

Dea x

P.S. - Please remember to be kind though - there may be a good reason that she doesn't want you to find the truth??

Dea x

Thanks LFW I'll try hubby's birth on GRO first.
We've puzzled for years about the name and the secrecy.
Wouldn't she have needed her birth certificate to claim her state pension or for other official business in the past?

Can I look at the GRO indexes online, or will I have to visit?

You need someone to search on Ancestry or Findmypast to find the details for you

I don't think that if I find out anything, I would tell MIL. She obviously has good reasons for the secrecy and I wouldn't want to cause her pain or embarrassement. It's just that my husband feels sad that he never knew any of his grandparents and he'd like to know if maybe his, or our sons, personal traits or interests are due to them. Does that make sense?

Have pm'd you to offer to look for hubbies birth details

Thanks Lindsay

There is a ,

Laurie T Smith.June 1931,

Registered in Burton......

GRO index, Vol.6b-page 501,

mothers maiden name FOGG.

against the birth reg there is an X which means there was an amendnet or mistake at the actual registrar office register &r its been noted at GRO......

so the F could have been mistrandscribed as T..........these recored were all hand written when entered up .so mistakes were made,,,,,,,,,