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I'm looking for a birth registration that appears on FreeBMD but doesn't come up when I input the details into the GRO site.
I'm trying to think of a way to bring up the relevant page by tracing someone else.
If anyone can help I'm looking for Clement Bertie Standeven, registered Pancras, 1b 55, March 1896.
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STANDWEN, CLEMENT BERTIE THORPE
GRO Reference: 1896 M Quarter in PANCRAS Volume 01B Page 55
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Many thanks Rosie.
It's definitely Standeven on FreeBMD. I must learn to be more open minded re names.
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But they have got Bertie spelt wrong ::)
Births Mar 1896
Standeven Clement Bertire Pancras 1b 55
I think that I have read somewhere that the GRO sometimes uses a different source for the index to that used by freebmd. Sometimes a handwritten copy is available to view and other times it is typed on freebmd
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I can forgive the mistake with Bertie. It is probably the only time I’ve seen one on the site.
This head of this family started out as Frederic Standeven Gee. Goodness knows what happened to Gee but it’s got me confused.
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Freebmd like FindMyPast are really good at amending their errors. I report errors to both and they are changed quite quickly.
I think gro will look at their ‘errors’ too
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He got into a bit of trouble (article 23rd May 1931)
SS
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As a matter of interest were Fred's parent's George & Eliza.
SS
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Good grief, the things you can find out about family members. Luckily not close family,
Thank you for that. What a rogue.
I will have a look tomorrow re Fred’s parents.
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I think that I have read somewhere that the GRO sometimes uses a different source for the index to that used by freebmd.
The GRO is indexing from the original registry documents. In this case they have just misinterpreted the surname from the handwritten document and you should submit an error notice.
Debra :)
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According to the marriage certificate seen online, Frederic’s father’s name was Nathaniel, boot maker.
My interest is with the bride’s family so I haven’t done a great deal with Frederic’s.
Gee and Standeven seem to come up as two separate surnames, with Standeven mainly in the north of the country. This leads me to think it was his mother’s maiden name but I haven’t got anywhere with that.
Frederic’s age on marriage was given as 18 and his bride’s as 17..
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I think that I have read somewhere that the GRO sometimes uses a different source for the index to that used by freebmd.
The GRO is indexing from the original registry documents. In this case they have just misinterpreted the surname from the handwritten document and you should submit an error notice.
Debra :)
FreeBMD have used the existing GRO written/printed indexes as their source.
GRO don't have any original documents - their new index has been created from going back to their COPIES of the BMD records submitted quarterly from the local registration offices (who have the only originals), and re-indexing them.
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Thank you for clarifying that Antony :)