Are mistakes made on birth certs?

[coombs]

They say that birth certs are the most informative of the 3 but I somehow think marriage certs are just as informative as they give the spouses fathers names and occupations, the witnesses and the grooms occupation.

[springtime 60]

i also have come across the wrong name on birth cert,it was boyle on others and on baptism records, but two siblings say powell.
i'm sure  it is a mistake with hearing the name incorrectly especially with them being irish and not able to read or write.
it does throw you for a time ,but eventually you come around to accepting the mistake
                       ann

[coombs]

I think accents often explain errors on genealogy certs. Spell it as you hear it.

[alyson123]

My grandmother had two different dates on her marraige cert. one in April for date of marraige
and another in May, date and signature of registrar.!
We are pretty sure that the correct date is May......... as when she was alive, she never ceased to
remind us, 'Marry in May, and regret the day'........ she was seperated!!
Alyson