Registration of a birth

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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,985 Send Message	Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)	Report	19 Oct 2008 18:08
	I think you'll find that even after 1875 some births were still not registered. I read an article about it in one of those Family History magazines where a chap had done some research on this in a specific area. Jill
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Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	19 Oct 2008 18:02
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5,644 Send Message	Prior to 1875, it was the registrars job to record events by visiting the persons concerned, undoubtably, not all births were recorded, after 1875 it became the parents job to go to the registrar under penalty of fine.
Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 28 Send Message	Susan	Report	19 Oct 2008 17:56
	Thank you.I didn't know that.
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 5,751 Send Message	Ericthered	Report	19 Oct 2008 17:55
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 5,751 Send Message	Birth registration as not compulsory until 1875......... There were undoubtedly more births NOT registered than actually were.
Member Since: September 2007 Posts: 28 Send Message	Susan	Report	19 Oct 2008 17:54
	Has anyone ever experienced a birth never having been registered? Is this possible? Is it possible that this would have happened in 1857?