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Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 200 Send Message	Aprilshower	Report	5 Aug 2010 20:20
	Thanks Pigletpal and Guy I will try those tips Thankyou
Member Since: July 2010 Posts: 93 Send Message	Guy	Report	5 Aug 2010 19:21
Member Since: July 2010 Posts: 93 Send Message	One of the quickest ways to find information about still births in the family is to use burial registers. Many burial registers even back to the 16th century record the burials of still-births. Sometimes one will also find the term abortive in the register that simply means there was a miscarriage rather than the modern meaning of a termination. Cheers Guy
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 200 Send Message	Aprilshower	Report	5 Aug 2010 11:44
	Hi SomersetGirl Thankyou that was very helpful
Member Since: February 2005 Posts: 200 Send Message	Aprilshower	Report	5 Aug 2010 10:51
	Hi Does anyone know how I can find a stillbirth in the 1940's please, would it be registered? Thankyou