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Did they re register births in the 1850's

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Amanda,

Amanda, Report 8 Nov 2004 19:17

Hi Mandie, I wouldn't have thought that a child could be re-registered unless his orginal birth details were incorrect, eg the Father admitted it was his child. I have one in 1929, re-registered in 1949. Best wishes Amanda

Researching:
Twitchett

MotherGeek

MotherGeek Report 8 Nov 2004 18:47

In Scotland in the 1880's I have a relative who was known as Helen Harvey when she got married, but her birth name was Helen Hall. I have never found a previous marriage for her, I too think that her name may have been changed (Or re registered) at some point between her birth and marriage. Although I'm not sure if this was the case! Good luck! tina

Researching:
West, (Greater Manchester) McAnulty, (Greater Manchester) McKellar (Glasgow), Burns (Greater Manchester & Scotland), Walker (Greater Manchester), McMullen (Glasgow),

Ivy

Ivy Report 8 Nov 2004 18:42

Mandie, I did find a late registration for one of my relations (distant cousin of cousin etc). It seemed as if he'd run into problems not having a birth certificate as an adult and had taken one of his parents to the registrar to get it straightened out! This was later than yours, though, around 1885/1910.

Queenie

Queenie Report 8 Nov 2004 18:29

Through a members invaluable help I have found my gt,gt grandad on the 1871 census on the I.O.W. where he is stated as George Taylor age 22. On the 1861 census he appears again with his siblings and widowed mum Jane Taylor, all correct ages but he is down as George Hollis. Checking around found a George Henry Hollis, parents Thomas and Jane, born 1848 and a death for Thomas Hollis 1850. Is it possible that in the 1850's Jane would of remarried a Taylor and George would of been re registered under his name as I have sent for a George Taylor birth dated 1849 which I thought would be his matching up with his ages given on the 81, 91 and 01 census. Hope this makes sense. Mandie