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birth certificate information
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boden | Report | 4 Feb 2017 17:41 |
would anyone no if farthers would have to be present to have there name entered onto a birth certificate in the uk 1950s ? , also would the mother have to have proof of her name birth certificate ect , thank you :-) |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 4 Feb 2017 18:01 |
No you went to register the birth and gave the parents names |
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KathleenBell | Report | 4 Feb 2017 18:06 |
If a mother was not married but wanted it to appear as if she was then she could give a "married" name and then her "maiden" name and the registrar would accept this information as fact - unless it was a small place and the registrar knew the mother was not married. You certainly wouldn't have to supply a marriage certificate back then to prove it. |
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greyghost | Report | 4 Feb 2017 18:09 |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 4 Feb 2017 18:12 |
That's if the person is being honest with the info they give at the time ,greyghost |
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boden | Report | 4 Feb 2017 18:46 |
thank you so much for your replys that's interesting I guess they just had to trust you back then ? thanks again appreciate any input |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 4 Feb 2017 20:39 |
Clare ............. |
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Andysmum | Report | 4 Feb 2017 21:37 |
When my son was born (London hospital, 1961) we had to stay in hospital for 9 days and the Registrar used to visit once a week to register the babies born that week. None of us had any documentation with us, and none of the fathers was present. The registrar simply wrote down what we said and then gave us the certificate. |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 5 Feb 2017 12:12 |
According to our local RO's website you have to produce the following documentation:- |
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boden | Report | 5 Feb 2017 13:02 |
Thanks Andysmum , that would make sence you tend to forget how times change :-) |
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boden | Report | 5 Feb 2017 13:06 |
Inspectorgreenpen , I wish that was the case over the years for all countrys and districts :-) |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 5 Feb 2017 19:07 |
This is what the General Registry Office (GRO) site says about registering a birth ............ |
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SuffolkVera | Report | 5 Feb 2017 19:09 |
The ROs seem to vary quite a bit in their requirements. This is from our local RO website: |
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JoyLouise | Report | 5 Feb 2017 19:19 |
Aussie BCs have more info on them than UK ones. |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 5 Feb 2017 19:27 |
Could the Office of National Statistics want the additional details that SuffolkVera found? |
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Kay???? | Report | 5 Feb 2017 20:07 |
County of birth and year of a birth parent is put on English/Welsh birth certificates now days and has been for a number of year. |
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boden | Report | 5 Feb 2017 21:09 |
The birth certificate im referring to is from 1954 , and im trying to work out if fathers had to actually be there to have there name put on , and unfortunately it seems not (guess you could say any tom dick or harry if you wanted to :-( ) I guess I was hoping so then the father would actually be legit on this certificate I have , THANKS EVERYONE FOR YOUR INPUT ALL INFORMATION HELPS :-) |
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Kay???? | Report | 5 Feb 2017 21:27 |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 6 Feb 2017 12:19 |
Don't forget the rules have changed over time. There was a period when an unwed father was not allowed to have their name entered even if they did agree. |