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Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 7,623 Send Message	mgnv	Report	13 Nov 2009 20:30
	It can also happen with illegitimate births that the father isn't around to accompany the mother to attend the b.rego. In these cases, he can send in a declaration witnessed by a notary public, or another registrar - if abroad, a consular official can also act as a witness.
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 49 Send Message	Eileen	Report	13 Nov 2009 14:41
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 49 Send Message	Thanks Jim. You may be right as the child was not born in the same area that the parents lived in. Thank you Eileen
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 7,821 Send Message	Thelma	Report	13 Nov 2009 14:26
	I think it means that the birth was declared in a different registration district. As an example. My wife was born in Eastleigh which is Winchester district but her mother lived in Southampton. In the event her birth was reported in Winchester But it could have been reported in Southampton,by declaration.
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 49 Send Message	Eileen	Report	13 Nov 2009 13:20
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 49 Send Message	I have rec'd my gt grandmothers birth certificate. In column 7 where it asks signature, descriptoin, & residence of informant. It gives fathers name, address then states as per declaraton dated 20 jan 1892. Then the birth was registered 21 jan 1892. Any ideas why this would be Eileen