Genealogy Chat

i recieved a birth cert today that i ordered, only thing is there were 2 people, same place of birth same name same year but the one i got didnt have the same dob id given how do they know theyve sent me the correct cert. i dont want to trace way back and find out ive been researching the wrong person . please help confused

Could you look at the census and see if anything fits with what you know ?

what date is the certificate ?

If you did not specify and PAY extra for a date of birth checking point, as mentioned, they will have sent you the cert you ordered without taking note of the date of birth.

thanks for the help everyone i think they sent me the wrong one

derbylass--the name district and year are all the same for 2 different people

Name, district and year might all be the same, even the vol number might be the same, but the page number should be different, I think.
Huia.
edit: pipped at the post by derbylass.

the only difference i can find are the page number so maybe im going to have to send for the other one

i thought with there being 2 the same they would have used the dob i gave them. where as i gave jan as the m.o.b they sent me nov as m.o.b and jan as the month of registration this means the person it belongs to celabrates thier birthday 2 months later than there birthday actually is

Unless you ticked the box for checking point and then filled in the checkpoint you wanted on the next page ,then they would ignore any date of birth you put as part of the info supplied .You have to specify a checking point on the appropriate page for it to be taken notice of .

Have you tried using the Local Records Offices instead? (Local as in where the event was Registered, rather than local you wher you live!) They're often a bit more pro-active, and will sometimes ring you first if there's any doubt about which cert you need.

Also, if they can't find the one you want, or it doesn't match all the details, they'll send your cheque back, rather than withhold £3 (or is it £4?), as the GRO does. Always useful, to save a couple of quid - this being such an expensive hobby!

Bee.

" ...... they sent me nov as m.o.b and jan as the month of registration this means the person it belongs to celabrates thier birthday 2 months later than there birthday actually is"


No ........ this just means that the parents registered the baby almost 2 months after the birth. It makes no difference to when the birthday is celebrated.


You had (and still have I believe) 6 weeks (or 42 days) in which to register the birth of a baby .... thus a baby born at the end of November could possibly not be registered until January of the following year. BUT that does not affect the actual birth date.

It just reflects slow-acting parents (or ones who couldn't decide on the baby' name!!).



sylvia

silvia the person who it concerns celebrates her birthday in jan and has always said her b/day was jan but thanks everyone for your comments and help i think i may have to dig deeper on this one