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Birth look up please 1853c

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Mowerman

Mowerman Report 6 Jun 2007 19:29

Any body able to find a birth for John Bright, 1853c Pontypool Monmouthshire Wales. Fathers name Samuel. Thanks Frank

Heather

Heather Report 6 Jun 2007 19:32

These came up for Monmouthshire: on freebmd - free to view. You could also have a look at the complete bmd on ancestry free. I dont know Wales - are any of these likely? Births Jun 1850 (>99%) Bright John Cardiff 26 415 Scan available - click to view Births Sep 1852 (>99%) BRIGHT John Abergavenny 11a 55 Births Dec 1855 (>99%) Bright John Newport M 11a 156

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 6 Jun 2007 22:04

Birth registration wasn't compulsory until 1875.....you may find that he wasn't registered Reg

Mowerman

Mowerman Report 7 Jun 2007 07:02

Thanks Heather and Reggie, Reggie , Do you know where I can find all the relevant dates when bmd had to be regestered Frank