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Hi All,
Although researching my tree for years, I know little on Irish research. I have a ancestor born in Belfast (according to her fathers army papers) where her siblings were born in Glasgow. How and where can I find her birth record? She was born 16.09.1909
Thanks
Samantha
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Her birth could appear on the GRO indexes for British Armed Forces, who are you looking for
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A 1909 birth in Belfast should appear at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp . Free to view.
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Her birth could appear on the GRO indexes for British Armed Forces, who are you looking for
Her name is Margaret V D Robertson, born to William Douglas Robertson and Janet Ballantyne Gordon. I believe the V to be Violet and the D to be Douglas but its unconfirmed.
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Irish Govt BDM WEBSITE
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/advanced-civil.jsp
Free Certs, safe to use, follow on-scren instructions and just fill in the following...
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A 1909 birth in Belfast should appear at https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp . Free to view.
perfect thanks... found her straight away!
no idea why she was born there.. I assume her mother was visiting family
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Note date and year differ from the army papers and were 29th August 1910, but as you have seen, other details match.
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That was quick! ;D
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http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/St__Anne_s_Ward/Drew_Street/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/St__Anne_s_Ward/Drew_Street/182436/
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Note date and year differ from the army papers and were 29th August 1910, but as you have seen, other details match.
Strangely the date registered is the sixteenth of september so i suppose thats an easy mistake but yes its a year out and all the other details match.
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I have a great aunt and a great uncle born in Ireland in 1908 and 1910. Both were born whilst their father was serving in the British Army. Their mother travelled with her husband to his various postings along with her children.
This is not as unusual as one might think.
Dorrie
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http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/St__Anne_s_Ward/Drew_Street/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/St__Anne_s_Ward/Drew_Street/182436/
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fascinating.. thank you. I see the number differs but I suppose she could have been born at another house in the street... maybe a local community midwife type person (not in an official capacity) The 'Gordan' family must factor in.
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I have a great aunt and a great uncle born in Ireland in 1908 and 1910. Both were born whilst their father was serving in the British Army. Their mother travelled with her husband to his various postings along with her children.
This is not as unusual as one might think.
Dorrie
I know very little about his military history, I have her fathers enrolment papers are as per Ancestry but they are later
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He is noted as a Seaman on the birth entry.
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http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/St__Anne_s_Ward/Drew_Street/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/St__Anne_s_Ward/Drew_Street/182436/
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fascinating.. thank you. I see the number differs but I suppose she could have been born at another house in the street... maybe a local community midwife type person (not in an official capacity) The 'Gordan' family must factor in.
That is the number of the Form. 32nd Form completed on street
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I have a great aunt and a great uncle born in Ireland in 1908 and 1910. Both were born whilst their father was serving in the British Army. Their mother travelled with her husband to his various postings along with her children.
This is not as unusual as one might think.
Dorrie
I know very little about his military history, I have her fathers enrolment papers are as per Ancestry but they are later
Also... he is listed as a Seaman. He comes from a long line of seamen/fishermen. I wonder if it was that rather than army service. He was born c1880.
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http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/St__Anne_s_Ward/Drew_Street/
http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/St__Anne_s_Ward/Drew_Street/182436/
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fascinating.. thank you. I see the number differs but I suppose she could have been born at another house in the street... maybe a local community midwife type person (not in an official capacity) The 'Gordan' family must factor in.
That is the number of the Form. 32nd Form completed on street
the Family return form A page says no 20 Drew Street
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SOLVED IT!!
Just realised the name above on the return list is Jordan... is a error in transcription. When i looked I realised its Samuel and Margaret Gordon who I know to be her relations!
Result!! thanks all