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Family History Beginners Board / Re: was birth/death registration compulsory?
« on: Wednesday 12 August 09 19:56 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Glen. Think we may try to do as you suggest. Sorry about the delay in answering, only just got home from work. Shumagh

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: was birth/death registration compulsory?
« on: Tuesday 11 August 09 21:52 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Monica and Nell. Everything's still as clear as mud. The child wasn't stillborn, but survived at least for a few days. The surname is Butler, so not really likely to be mis-spelt. Both of his sisters remember "the little baby who died" but disagree as to his first name and his date of birth, and despite trawling through Ancestry records for hours on end, we're no further forward, but thanks for your replies anyway. Shumagh

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Family History Beginners Board / was birth/death registration compulsory?
« on: Tuesday 11 August 09 21:05 BST (UK)  »
Hi. I'm searching for a birth and death reference for a child born in the 1940s. Family history says that it was a boy,born at home, with a congenital condition that caused his death as an infant. However, although I know his name and the locality of his birth/death, I can't find any records.If he died when only days old, would his birth still have been registered? Obviously, he would have had to been buried but how and where? If he died in hospital, would he have been buried within the hospital grounds? As you can see I'm clutching at straws, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks Shumagh

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: abbreviations on birth certificates
« on: Thursday 23 July 09 12:28 BST (UK)  »
Sorry PastMaster, our posts crossed. Thanks for the info.... now I know!
Shumagh

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: abbreviations on birth certificates
« on: Thursday 23 July 09 12:26 BST (UK)  »
 Just had a thought (yeah, sometimes my brain works!) What about registration district and registration sub-district? Is it just that obvious? If so, apologies for time-wasting. Shumagh

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Family History Beginners Board / abbreviations on birth certificates
« on: Thursday 23 July 09 12:15 BST (UK)  »
Hi.
I've decided to post this message here because it's such a basic question.
On several certificates in my possession, under the details of where born, there are abbreviations, either R.D. or, I think, R.S.D (can't quite make out the middle letter).
 I've just assumed R.D. stands for rural district, but is this right? If so, what does R.S.D stand for? It's beginning to niggle me that I don't know! Thanks Shumagh

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Oxfordshire / Re: registration district- area covered
« on: Friday 17 July 09 11:23 BST (UK)  »

  Thanks to you too Ivan. Another useful link to add to my collection. Shumagh

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Oxfordshire / Completed. Re: registration district- area covered
« on: Friday 17 July 09 10:19 BST (UK)  »


Thanks, it's just what I wanted. Shumagh

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Oxfordshire / registration district- area covered
« on: Friday 17 July 09 10:07 BST (UK)  »
Good morning! I'm researching the birth of Emmie Louise Money,b. 1883,  and have ordered the birth cert. but too impatient to wait for it to arrive!! My query concerns the fact that although her parents and siblings were all born in the same area of Sussex, for some reason she was born in N. Oxfordshire, moving back to Sussex almost immediately. (Perhaps her mother was staying with relatives at the time, or her father had a temporary change of employment).

 I have seen two references to her birth, one states registration district as Chipping Norton, the other Shipton-under- Wychmoor.(Is there such a place... I thought it was Shipton under Wychwood?)

How large was the Chipping Norton registration district in 1883 and how can I find out what villages/towns were included? Any tips welcome! Thanks Shumagh

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