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Please does anyone know about Death Registration

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fifi

fifi Report 16 Feb 2009 09:55

Would a birth certificate have been needed to record a death in 1950 for someone who was born in 1872 and married in 1896. I am trying to get both parents names but cannot find a birth registration.

Victoria

Victoria Report 16 Feb 2009 10:10



No.

Victoria

fifi

fifi Report 16 Feb 2009 10:14

I have got a person born in 1972 supposely living with mother in 1881 who was born in 1825 find it hard to believe she had a child age 52ish, but there is no other way I can find if it is actually the mother.

Grumpy

Grumpy Report 16 Feb 2009 10:23

1872 not 1972?????
post what you know and someone may look at it for you

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 16 Feb 2009 11:25

It was fairly common for grandparents to bring up their daughter's illegitimate child as their own. The "mother's" age is often a giveaway.

It was also possible pre 1874 that the birth was never registered, perhaps to avoid embarrassment. After then the law was tightened up to make it more difficult not to register a birth.

Was there another daughter around of child bearing age, who might be the mother?

As suggested already, the marriage cert is a must if you are to get any further.