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Member Since: October 2007 Posts: 10 Send Message	Kairen	Report	29 Nov 2007 21:33
Member Since: October 2007 Posts: 10 Send Message	Hello can anyone advise me? I would like a copy of a birth certificate for somebody born in 1804 how do I go about this? I have christening date, and place, where do I go next, can anybody help? Ta Kairen
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5 644 Send Message	KeithInFujairah	Report	29 Nov 2007 21:34
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 5 644 Send Message	Hi Kairen, unfortunately you will not get a birth certificate from 1804, registration was not introduced until 1837, so the best you can get will be the christening/baptism that you say you already have. If you want a copy of the baptism entry, you will need to view the parish records and take a photocopy or get some-one to do it for you.
Member Since: October 2007 Posts: 10 Send Message	Kairen	Report	29 Nov 2007 21:36
Member Since: October 2007 Posts: 10 Send Message	Gosh quick replies, thanks for info. Kairen
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20 615 Send Message	Heather	Report	29 Nov 2007 21:50
	You can always email the records office local to the event and get them to take a photocopy and mail it to you. As you already have all the details for the look up it may only cost you a couple of quid. However, be aware that a lot of entries contain very little information.