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Title: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: wishes40 on Wednesday 23 April 14 21:18 BST (UK)

HI
Trying to locate a birth certificate for Robert Davis AUSTIN
born 1843, Bristol, Gloucestershire

I have his parents as Robert Austin and Eliza Hucker

thanks

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: dawnsh on Wednesday 23 April 14 21:31 BST (UK)

Hi

Have you got his baptism?

The reason I'm asking is that although civil registration started in 1837, the onus was on the registrar to go around his district and collect the registrations. Consequently a number weren't recorded. The law changed in 1875 and the onus was then put on the parents to register the births.

So there may not  be a certificate to find.

Dawn

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: trish1120 on Thursday 24 April 14 06:56 BST (UK)

Did you get those Parents names from his NZ Marriage and Death Certs?

Trish :)

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: wishes40 on Thursday 24 April 14 09:27 BST (UK)

Hi Trish

Yes I have the information from his marriage certificate

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: lizdb on Thursday 24 April 14 19:39 BST (UK)

There is this marriage - Paul though, not Robert

Ap/May/Jun 1839
Highwood
Ref 8 535

Eliza Hucker / Paul Austen

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: carol8353 on Friday 25 April 14 07:30 BST (UK)

Quote from: lizdb on Thursday 24 April 14 19:39 BST (UK)

There is this marriage - Paul though, not Robert

Ap/May/Jun 1839
Highwood
Ref 8 535

Eliza Hucker / Paul Austen

Oh well found Liz  ;D

This may well be them in 1841.

Living in Wroughton Wiltshire (Highwood is in Wilts)

John Austin 84 a baker all  b Wilts  except Eliza
Ann Austin 74 b Wilts
Ann 25
Paul 29 a baker
ELiza 30
Susannah 1

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: carol8353 on Friday 25 April 14 07:31 BST (UK)

But following them through to 1851 doesn't give me an 1843 born Robert Austin though. ???

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: lizdb on Friday 25 April 14 08:32 BST (UK)

Do you know when he went to NZ, and if his parents/siblings if any went with him?

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: wishes40 on Friday 25 April 14 08:38 BST (UK)

he went to New Zealand around 1863 and have no record of siblings.  He married Ellen Carter in NZ October 1863.
I don't know what ship he sailed on ....sorry

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: kiwibev on Monday 07 July 14 10:12 BST (UK)

Kia ora,

Robert Davis Austin was born in Bristol, England in October 1841. He married Ellen Carter in Christchurch, NZ on 22 Oct 1863.  Robert died on 24 Jan 1892 in Linwood, Christchurch, NZ.  He was my 2xgreat grandfather.

Kiwibev

Title: Re: birth certificate AUSTIN
Post by: wishes40 on Tuesday 08 July 14 03:26 BST (UK)

Thanks Kiwi Bev,
I have all that information but was wanting to verify it through a birth certificate or baptism record as a means to finding out more information about Robert Davis parents'.
thanks