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I'm confused!!!!
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Linda | Report | 4 Feb 2004 14:32 |
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Is it possible that a birth was registered in a differant district to which the child was born. the only BMD number for William Hayman (born approx 1853) that I can find shows the registration district as being Totnes. All the census and birth certificate information states that he was born in eaton or caton Ashburton, I know that these places are only 10-15 miles apart but that was some distance in the 1850's. Is this the right number for him or not, any thought on this would be greatfully appreciated. |
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Kim | Report | 4 Feb 2004 14:40 |
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Could be depends where the local registration office was. My relatives in Frimley were all registered in Farnham so they had to travel a long way. My relatives in Ashton keynes were registed at Cricklade. It depends how near the village town is to the registration office. Some have moved and changed over the years and some places which are big now weren't as densely populated or urbanised as they are now. Also sometimes people think they were born where they spent their child hood but may have been born at a relatives quite frequently a grandparents house . KIM |
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Sharon | Report | 4 Feb 2004 14:47 |
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Hi Civil registration districts and census registration districts can be totally different. I have had this with my ancestors they were born in Aldbourne Wiltshire and says that on the cenusus's and birth certificates but the births are registered in Hungerford which comes under Berkshire. Sharon |
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POSITIVE Pauline | Report | 5 Feb 2004 13:24 |
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Linda, I would think it quite possible he's yours. I live in Cornwall, and some of the registration districts cover huge areas, much more than the distance you are talking about. Pauline |
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Montmorency | Report | 5 Feb 2004 16:39 |
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The place named in the GRO index is the Superintendent Registrar's district. Generally each district was divided into small subdistricts and each subdistrict had its own local Registrar of Births and Deaths On a cert, the District (top line) matches the GRO index, but the subdistrict (2nd line) is where the informant actually attended. People didn't have to travel long distances unless they lived miles from anywhere |
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Linda | Report | 6 Feb 2004 12:34 |
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thank you everybody for your advice, I have checked the registration districts on Genuki and some of the totnes places are within 3 miles of Ashburton, even though Ashburton is actually in Newton Abbott district, so I am going to go for it. Thank you all again for your advice. Where would I be without genes connected |
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