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How far back can you get certs?
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Ozibird | Report | 12 Jan 2010 21:57 |
I totally agree with InspectorGreenPen. So often you will be told births possibly weren't registered. However about 95% of births were registered between 1837 & 1875, and this became higher when the onus was on the parents to register; approximately 99%. |
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Madmeg | Report | 12 Jan 2010 21:50 |
I have to beat that. I have a certificate for a child born 1st July 1837 and registered on 14th July, Number 13 for the District. |
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BrianW | Report | 12 Jan 2010 17:12 |
The earliest certificate I've obtained was, I believe, for September 1837, so at the very beginning of the system. |
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Fiona | Report | 12 Jan 2010 17:02 |
Thank you everyone, very much! |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 12 Jan 2010 15:18 |
I think it was compulsory from the start it's just that in the early days the registrar used to travel across his patch and collect the information, so it was easier to slip through the net. In practice I have found a pretty high success rate for the ones I have been interested in, perhaps I have been lucky. |
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RobG | Report | 12 Jan 2010 14:06 |
Fiona, |
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Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) | Report | 12 Jan 2010 14:01 |
Registration started on 1 July 1837. It became compulsory in about 1875 so you may not always find a cert until then. Even after 1875 not all families registered the births of children so there are still some gaps. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 12 Jan 2010 14:00 |
You can get certificates going back to July 1837, however not all births were registered. It was actually a legal responsibility to register the event after July 1837, however there were no penalties for not doing so until 1875, so some people just did not bother. Even after 1875 there are some events not registered. |
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Fiona | Report | 12 Jan 2010 13:57 |
Anyone know when birth, death and marriage certs started, and was it always the law to register an such an event? What's the best way to prove any family lines before then? I know there is the 1837 date, but can you get certs going back to then? |