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Title: Charlotte Adelaide Davis - Missing birth registration
Post by: Karen47 on Thursday 02 September 10 17:07 BST (UK)
Is there anyone out there who can help!  My great grandmother was called Charlotte Adelaide Davis but I can find no registration of birth for this name.  She married 8th May 1893 aged 20 and claimed her father to be an Edward Davis (deceased).  Census details say she was born in Birmingham.  Any help would be much appreciated.

Karen47
Title: Re: Charlotte Adelaide Davis - Missing birth registration
Post by: avm228 on Thursday 02 September 10 17:22 BST (UK)
Hi Karen47

Who were the witnesses when Charlotte married William George MOORE in 1893 - and what was her address at the time of the marriage?

Anna
Title: Re: Charlotte Adelaide Davis - Missing birth registration
Post by: Karen47 on Thursday 02 September 10 18:07 BST (UK)
Hi Anna - the witnesses were William Tipping and Florence Rose Moore.  The address (recorded for both william Moore and Charlotte Davis was Seven Street.

Karen47
Title: Re: Charlotte Adelaide Davis - Missing birth registration
Post by: wozzle on Thursday 02 September 10 18:19 BST (UK)
possibly her
birth index
name; charlotte davies
y.o.r. 1873
qtr; apr/may/jun
dist; birmingham
vol; 6d
page; 194
just realised your davis spelt without the .e.
Title: Re: Charlotte Adelaide Davis - Missing birth registration
Post by: cath151 on Thursday 02 September 10 18:35 BST (UK)
Hi,
There is a Charlotte A D Darlaston on freebmd born AMJ 1873 Birmingham 6d 23
also Davis female born Aston AMJ 1873 6d281. There is no reason to believe either of these were your Charlotte but maybe something to think about.
Best wishes
 Cathy
Title: Re: Charlotte Adelaide Davis - Missing birth registration
Post by: patrish on Thursday 02 September 10 18:38 BST (UK)
Davis and Davies are probably the 2 most mis spelt surnames ever  ::)
Title: Re: Charlotte Adelaide Davis - Missing birth registration
Post by: Harold1066 on Thursday 02 September 10 19:07 BST (UK)
It might simply be that she is not in the GRO BMD index.

My brother-in-laws Grandmother born in 1916 is not in the BMD Indexes, the entry that is in there is wrong and their is no corresponding certificate.

Therefore I ended up contacting the local Registry Office (Warrington in this case) and given her name and approx birth year and father's name (we had her marriage certificate) they were able to provide a copy of the relevant Birth Certificate where the GRO could not.  The GRO's reply when asked why she was not in their index was it was probably a mistake at the time (also seemed to indicate this was not a uncommon problem) and they do not carry out any corrections to the index.

 
Title: Re: Charlotte Adelaide Davis - Missing birth registration
Post by: Karen47 on Thursday 02 September 10 22:26 BST (UK)
Thank you so much everyone for all your advice and help.  I will follow up all your suggestions and as soon as I get anything positive I will post my success.

Thanks again and happy researching.

Karen47