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Thanks again to everyone for your help, sorry I didn 't understand that birth certificates were not available prior to 1837 but I do understand now and will look for parish records - must have been a senior moment!

Val.

There is no such thing as a birth certificate for someone born in 1823 (nor for anyone else born in England/Wales prior to July 1st 1837 or Scotland prior to Jan 1st 1855) so you won't be able to order one.

As Joy has said above, the best you can get is a record of baptism from the parish records. A date of baptism is not the same as the date of birth.

Thankyou so very much to everyone who replied to me, I am really grateful. I have the marriage certificate which does give me his father's name and occupation. and I have ordered his death certificate to-day. If you don't mind me asking will I now be able to order the birth certificate with the information that I was given. By the way I paid 7 Pounds (ZAR 105).

you cant get certs of any sort pre sept qtr 1837 cos they didnt exist, the best you can hope for is to get a copy of the parish record ,, have a look at the Family Search site.

Shirley

This him?

1871 England Census
about Henry Fellows
Name: Henry Fellows
Age: 48
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Maria
Gender: Male
Where born: Henley On Thames, Oxfordshire, England

Civil Parish: St Mary
County/Island: Hampshire
Country: England

Street address: 15 Chapel Road.

Occupation: Police Officer

Condition as to marriage:

Disability: View Image

Registration district: Southampton
Sub-registration district: Southampton
ED, institution, or vessel: 18
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 262
Household Members: Name Age
Alfred L Fellows 15
Charles W Fellows 13
Elizabeth E Fellows 20
Frank E Fellows 8
Henry Fellows 48 ...Police Officer.
Henry M Fellows 18
Maria Fellows 44 ..born: Southampton, Hampshire
Walter G Fellows 10
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Marriages Sep 1851 (>99%)
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Fellows Henry Southampton 7 292
Fuller Eliza Maria Southampton 7 292
Mastern Maria Southampton 7 292

His marriage cert will tell you the name and occupation of his father.

Reg

Civil registration records for births, marriages and deaths started for the July quarter 1837. The record of his baptism would be in parish registers. I shall nudge (bring forward) a couple of threads that I hope will help.

Would someone please tell me where to get the required in formation for a birth certificate for someone born in 1823. I would like to get a copy of my gggrandfather's birth certificate but can't fi nd information for births prior to 1837 - his name Henry Fellow(e)s born in Henley on Thames in 1823. I would appereciate any help, thanks.

Val.