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Finding births

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Vivienne

Vivienne Report 15 Feb 2011 20:43

Thanks everyone for your help I have contacted the Register Office so will wait and see what they say

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 15 Feb 2011 08:57

Maybe, if they were registered, the details never made it to the GRO.

The local register office will be able to confirm whether there were birth registrations.

The Register Office, 2 Long Street, Williton, Taunton, TA4 4QN.
Tel: 01984 633116. E-mail: [email protected]

Good luck
Chris

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 15 Feb 2011 06:56

look slike they were born around 1841 .... and looks like they are twins


1851 Census

Name: Sarah Morse
Age: 9
Estimated birth year: abt 1842
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Robt Morse
Mother's name: Jane Morse
Gender: F (Female)
Where born: Carhampton, Somerset, England

Civil Parish: Nettlecombe
County/Island: Somerset
Country: England

Registration district: Williton
Sub-registration district: Minehead

Robt Morse 39
Jane Morse 35
Henry Morse 11
Sarah Morse 9
Elizh Morse 9
Thos Morse 6
Jane Morse 5
Emma Morse 3




sylvia

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InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 15 Feb 2011 06:00

It is always possible that the births were never registered. In the early days of registration quite a lot were missed - many thought it unnecessary if the child had been baptized, or were wary of the new system. Whilst most were registered as the years went by, it wasn't made compulsory until 1875

It is also possible the children were born much earlier. I have an example in my wife's family where a number of children whose ages ranged from a few months to several years old were all baptized at the same time. Can you confirm their ages from later documentation, i.e. Census returns?

Vivienne

Vivienne Report 15 Feb 2011 05:42

I have details of baptisms for Sarah & Elizabeth Morse on 6 July 1841 in the Parish of Carhampton Somerest, daughters of Robert Morse & Jane Heard but I can't find a birth for them.