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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Lancashire => England => Lancashire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: LesleyAS on Friday 15 January 10 20:35 GMT (UK)
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My grandmother Ann O'Brien had an illigitimate son Thomas and I have been unable to track down the birth certificate.
I sent off to the GRO index for a certificate I thought might be the right one from July/Aug/Sept 1918 but based on the GRO numbers West Derby 8b 511 got a birth certificate for a Thomas O'Brien born on 24th December 1917 and registered on 16th January 1918!!
From reading the Lancashire bmd website I understand that not all details have been transcribed correctly to the GRO and that the Liverpools record office have the actual originals.
Having sent for over five copies of certificates so far I am getting very frustrated.
Is there any way I can find the correct certificate details so I can send for the certificate please? His birth date is recorded on the death certificate as 22nd September 1920 but I cant find it in the GRo indexes so have been working backwards from that date.
His mother is Ann O>Brien born in 1889. She was living at 25 Elizabeth Road in the West Derby area of Liverpool. Her third son was born in the Walton workhouse/hospital but her first son was born at home.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
LesleyAS
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Hi
Members of the public do not have access to birth or death records.
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This is the one you mention in your post above and it looks to me as though it is a GRO error if they have sent you a cert for somebody born in 1917
Thomas O'Brien mother's maiden name O'Brien
September qtr 1918 West Derby Volume Number 8b Page Number 511
There is no way it can be the same one as the above reference
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Thanks for that. I think I will try and send the certificate back and see if they have looked at the wrong reference.