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how do i get a birth certificate

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tinkers

tinkers Report 31 Jan 2011 12:18

hi all
does anyone no where i can buy a birth cert for a lady that was born in 1822?

many thanx

Pete

Pete Report 31 Jan 2011 12:22

you cannot buy birth certs for events prior to 1837.

You may be able to locate a baptism record in the appropriate parish records.

Pete

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 31 Jan 2011 12:23

No registration before 1837. You have to rely on parish records, in this case baptism. You can try Familysearch site:

https://www.familysearch.org/

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

tinkers

tinkers Report 31 Jan 2011 12:24

arrrggghhh would it be possible to look for bapisims onlines?

PaulaW

PaulaW Report 31 Jan 2011 12:29

https://www.familysearch.org/

Free to search. Alternatively you could post some details on here to see if anyone can help.

Pete

Pete Report 31 Jan 2011 12:32

Do you know where she was born? You can check the availability of parish records via the Genuki website.

www.genuki.org.uk

Potty

Potty Report 31 Jan 2011 12:33

Also try freereg: www.freereg.org.uk. Some counties have online parish clerks. This site has links:
www.onlineparishclerks.org.uk/

Ancestry and findmypast also have some parish records, but you need to subscribe or buy credits to view them.

tinkers

tinkers Report 31 Jan 2011 12:33

thanx paula im looking for a frances akenhead born 1821/ or 1822 in carlton, durham ive found her in the 1841 census but it does give me much detailson her family

Pete

Pete Report 31 Jan 2011 12:35

if she married post 1837 her marraige cert will provide the name of her father. This will help you locate possible baptism records.

tinkers

tinkers Report 31 Jan 2011 12:37

i have the marriage cert but thats far as it goes i cant find nothing else on this lady she is a mystery lol

tinkers

tinkers Report 31 Jan 2011 12:47

fances dads iscalled robert akenhead

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 31 Jan 2011 12:57

Don't know if it's connected, but on other column on 1841 there is a Margaret Atkenhead aged 45. Worth bearing in mind just in case in turns out to be significant! (She isn't born in county looking at image)

1841 England Census

Name: Margret Akenhead
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Gender: Female
Where born: Durham, England

Civil Parish: St Andrew Auckland
Hundred: Darlington (North West Division)
County/Island: Durham

Registration district: Auckland
Sub-registration district: Bishops Auckland
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Margret Akenhead 45

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

tinkers

tinkers Report 31 Jan 2011 12:58

oh could she be mum?

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 31 Jan 2011 13:04

Well, possibly, though as you know info 1841 very sparse. I wonder if this name might be Scottish, maybe one of our Scots members could advise! Found a marriage on Familysearch but just speculative:

ROBERT AIKENHEAD Pedigree
Spouse: MARGARET MURRAY
02 SEP 1795 Edinburgh Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

tinkers

tinkers Report 31 Jan 2011 13:32

just like to say a huge thank you guys for ur help

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 31 Jan 2011 13:43

Might be Scottish origin - look here:

http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Akenhead

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aikenhead_%28name%29

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

tinkers

tinkers Report 1 Feb 2011 11:43

ive just had a lok on the durham records and found a baptism and found frances and it says her mum was margaret yippppppeeeeeee

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 1 Feb 2011 13:41

Fantastic! Good tip from Potty. Thanks for the update, always nice to know how people get on.
Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

tinkers

tinkers Report 1 Feb 2011 16:32

u guys on here have been brilliant as ive been going loopy lookin for frances side of tree lol