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Double Birth Certificate

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Alistair

Alistair Report 3 Aug 2008 14:23

1907. Mother works as servant in Edinburgh. Travels through to Glasgow to have (illegitimate) child.

Birth is registered in Glasgow. Two days later, an identical record is transcribed in an Edinburgh registry office, cross referenced to the Glasgow certificate.

Why would that be thought necessary or advisable?

Alistair

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 3 Aug 2008 14:36

Hi Alistair,

Where did you find both these births registered? I can't see why she would register the birth twice!! Was the information on both certificates exactly the same ie fathers name etc? or was it father unknown? Was everything the same date time and place of birth etc.

Betty

Alistair

Alistair Report 3 Aug 2008 14:43

Identical, yes. Except the Morningside, Edinburgh cert said (in left-hand margin) District of Birth Dennistoun, and in right-hand column "Transcribed at Edinburgh".

No mention of father.

Alistair

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 3 Aug 2008 14:45

I think I would be inclined to ring the register office in either Edinburgh or Glasgow and ask them for a reason.

Kath. x

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥

♥Betty Boo from Dundee♥ Report 3 Aug 2008 15:01

Hi Alistair,

I am just wondering if she registered the birth after going back to Edinburgh, thats why the birth was registered in Edinburgh.

Then the registery office in Edinburgh has arranged for the birth details also to be sent to Glasgow as that is where the birth took place, if you see what I mean.

Usually people register the birth where it took place but maybe she just went back to Edinburgh to register it not thinking that it should be done where the child was born

Betty

Alistair

Alistair Report 3 Aug 2008 15:47

The first certificate (Glasgow) is dated two days before the Edinburgh one.

Alistair

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 3 Aug 2008 17:45

Hi Alistair
I have a similar thing with who would have been my (much!!) older half sister, born May 18th 1928.
I sent for both certificates to see which was correct.

The birth was in Distict of St Rollux and it was registered on May 28th.
On May 29th the certificate is for births in District of Plantation.
On the left of certificate it states District of birth St Rollux, and in the right hand column it says 'registered May 28th at Glasgow, transcribed may 29th at Glasgow'.

Definitely same baby, complete with her 5 names!

Lyndi

Alistair

Alistair Report 3 Aug 2008 18:38

Hi Lyndi

Yes, that's exactly the same.

I suspect a plot by ScotlandsPeople to do us out of double credits.

Alistair

Lyndi

Lyndi Report 3 Aug 2008 19:50

The reality is Alistair, that if I wasn't so impatient when it comes to getting my evidence, I would have just sent for one of the certificates.
It would have been the right baby, I would have been happy - and I would never have sent for the second certificate!!!