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so good they named her twice

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Angie

Angie Report 24 Jan 2008 09:01

could anyone help me on this one please !
i have a kathleen m booth mmn horner born tadcaster 1929 in the 2nd qtr
. while searching for another family booth member i came accross her again born in the 3rd qtr a year later had a look in the death section to make sure the first kathleen hadnt died but she wasn't there .just wondered as to why they registered her twice could anyone shed any light on this for me please ?
angie
p.s the info is from find my past bmd

Angie

Angie Report 24 Jan 2008 09:40

thank you sylvia
did this happen in most cases where the child was re registared after the parents married
angie

MR_MAGOO

MR_MAGOO Report 24 Jan 2008 10:25

It is possible that birth was registered on the last day of June & got entered again on the 1st of July. That would mean they would be in different quarters.

Malcolm.

JMW

JMW Report 24 Jan 2008 12:51

A child can be re-registered if the parents marry or if the fathers details were not on the original registration and were added later. This means that birth entries can and do appear twice. As there is no actual time limit for the re-registration process this can even be years after the birth.
Re-registration is the usual reason why births appear twice.

Thelma

Thelma Report 24 Jan 2008 12:58

You omitted to say that there is a cross reference "S 30"

Angie

Angie Report 24 Jan 2008 17:04

thanks to all of you for your help i had never come accross this before i though it may have been a printing error thanks again angie

Ellie

Ellie Report 25 Jan 2008 15:12

This still happens today - some friends of mine registered their baby's name shortly after the birth, then many months later decided they didn't like the name they'd chosen and so changed it! They said as long as it was done within the first year, it was okay. Presumably this little mite will have some confusion if she ever tries to look up her own birth certificate!