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Birth registered twice 15 years apart
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sarahjw03 | Report | 11 Mar 2005 18:50 |
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I put a thread on here a while back as to why a birth in 1873 was not registered until 1888. Thanks for the help! HOWEVER..... I have now found an original registration at the right time. I have ordered the certificate, it came today and is identical to the one 15 years later, which I also have, same info word for word, only two different registrars signing them. Why would a birth be registered twice, 15 years apart?? Sarah |
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sarahjw03 | Report | 11 Mar 2005 18:55 |
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No he lived into the 1950s, my dad remembers him, and has his original birth certificate! The 1888 one is a record of a birth in 1873, like its backdated. Its weird! Sarah |
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Phoenix | Report | 11 Mar 2005 18:57 |
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Why couldn't you find it the first time round? Is it possible that the parents of the child could not find the original entry either, so registered the birth a second time to enable the child to start employment? My grandparents, working in factories, had to produce birth certificates when they first went to work. Brenda |
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sarahjw03 | Report | 11 Mar 2005 19:02 |
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My dad has the original which is the 1888 one, it records a birth in 1873, which I thought was odd but only recently bothered to investigate. So trawling through 1837, found the original entry and thought I would order it out of curiosity, then went back and ordered a second copy of the 1888 one out of curiosity and they are the same. Can't understand why they are registered twice, if he lost it, why not get a copy for ID purposes?? |
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Phoenix | Report | 11 Mar 2005 20:39 |
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Is it possible that the parents did not understand that they could obtain a copy of the certificate, if they had lost the original? It is most unusual, but I know how muddled I can get if questions are being fired at me! |
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sarahjw03 | Report | 11 Mar 2005 22:15 |
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Yeah, its probably right. I wish people had asked questions in the past, it would have made it so much easier!! I guess I will never know for sure! Thanks for helping! Sarah |
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