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2 children born 6 weeks apart

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SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 4 Oct 2014 06:56

some jiggery pokery going on ;-)


is it possible that the child was not the child of the father, and the mother was trying to be honest.


A child has to be registered within 6 weeks or a fine paid .................. she might have changed the birth date so that the date she registered it fell within the 6 weeks, so she did not have to pay a fine

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

AngeB

AngeB Report 4 Oct 2014 06:24

I have recently obtained certificates for two births listed in the BMD Index with the same parents' surnames, and am mystified by the information shown. A couple was married in Dorset in Dec qr 1940. These certificates indicate the wife (impossibly?) had two children in 1942:

1) Child born on 9 February in the London area.
- Birth registered by the father on 9 March in the London area.
- Mother's name given as her married name, with her maiden name also shown.
- Mother's spouse was named as father of the child.
- Father's address shown as being in the London area.
(I believe this child went by the name on the certificate, and may still be living).

2) Child born on 27 March in the same Dorset location as the couple was married.
- Birth registered by the mother on 30 April in the same Dorset location.
- Mother's name given as her married name, with her maiden name also shown.
- Father of the child was not named.
(I can find no other record of this child under the name shown on the certificate).

Does anyone have any suggestions as to how, or why, this may have been? Thank you.

Researching:
Nash of West Kent & Sheffield. My profile picture is of my grandmother's little sister Ettie Nash (1899-1902).

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