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Bedlington, Morpeth registration - please help

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Dorothy

Dorothy Report 19 Jun 2006 07:08

see below pls.

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 19 Jun 2006 07:09

My gggrandfather, Thomas Scott, who I have in census from 1851-1901, lists in every census that he was born in Bedlington. His age is also consistent in the 1851/61/71 census which makes his year of birth 1843/44. I have searched Morpeth 1842-45 and have found two birth registrations one in 1842 and one in 1844, and both of them have been wrong. I am sure Bedlington registration district is Morpeth, maybe he could have been registered elsewhere. Must registration take place in the district where born? Have you any advice please. Dorothy Sydney

Elaine

Elaine Report 19 Jun 2006 07:10

His birth may not have been registered - it was not compulsory to do so until the 1870`s

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 19 Jun 2006 07:19

Thanks Elaine - I didn't know it wasn't compulsory. Looks like I am stuck!

Elaine

Elaine Report 19 Jun 2006 07:22

Did you need the birth certificate to find out mother´s maiden name? If so were there any other siblings - in which case you could check to see if their births have been registered.

Unknown

Unknown Report 19 Jun 2006 07:55

Dorothy a) he might not have been registered. Some folk weren't until the regulations were tightened up in 1875 - and even then it didn't always happen b) he may be mistaken about where he was actually born, and just have the name where he was brought up c) to answer your original point. All bmd events are registered in the district where they took place, even if the person registering them went elsewhere to do so. My father registered my birth 'by declaration' in the register office nearest where we lived, although it wasn't where I was born. The local register office took the details and passed them to the correct register office so that my birth registration is in the district where it took place. d) sometimes local certificate copies got lost before they reached the GRO. You could try contacting the local register office to see if they can find it. e) he might have been incorrectly indexed in the GRO births list. nell

Dorothy

Dorothy Report 19 Jun 2006 08:05

Thank you Elaine and Helen for your guidance. Thanks Helen for the info on registration that clarifies it for me as I wasn't sure of the procedure. I will put my 'thinking cap on' and keep going. Dorothy