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Letter a on birth registration
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lavender | Report | 28 Sep 2014 23:13 |
I recently came across the letter 'a' handwritten in the birth register. It appears alongside the page no. |
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lavender | Report | 28 Sep 2014 23:28 |
Have I stuck this in the wrong place?! |
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lavender | Report | 28 Sep 2014 23:29 |
Have I stuck this in the wrong place?! :-S |
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patchem | Report | 28 Sep 2014 23:50 |
No, you have not put it in the wrong place. |
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lavender | Report | 28 Sep 2014 23:55 |
Sorry, I panicked when I saw all the little symbols to the left! |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 29 Sep 2014 00:19 |
An "a" suffix to the page number usually indicates an amendment. |
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Researching: |
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lavender | Report | 29 Sep 2014 00:25 |
Oh right, thank you. |
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lavender | Report | 29 Sep 2014 00:30 |
I only just scrolled to see the FreeBMD paragraph, Rose! Reading in bed! |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 29 Sep 2014 00:47 |
Lavender, |
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DazedConfused | Report | 29 Sep 2014 16:24 |
It probably means nothing, just a notation made by the registar. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 29 Sep 2014 16:28 |
Most births where the child was adopted have "/s" after the page number. |
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lavender | Report | 29 Sep 2014 19:40 |
Thank you all very much for taking the time to reply, that is very helpful. :-) |