Who Do You Think You Are (UK) - series 22 announced

[coombs]

As I am the main family historian in the family I sometimes get people asking me if I can view recent death certs online, or for a birth in London in 1756 they say "You can get the birth certificate, it will give their parents names, mothers maiden name and occupations". If only civil reg had began that far back. The best will be a possible baptism which rarely gave mmn. Or they say the same about a 1750 marriage thinking there will be a cert with all their fathers names etc, when they are 87 years previous to that.  The occasional license may give the father of the bride or groom though.

WDYTYA celebs are probably new to this FH and many may not follow it up once their episode has aired.

[ThrelfallYorky]

Ah, it's a wise child that knows it's own father...
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[Top-of-the-hill]

  Despite him not really being around, I never had much doubt about my father, and DNA proved it. I don't think that is why I took the test - not sure now why I did take it?

[KGarrad]

My mother lost her original (short form) Birth Certificate, and applied for a new one.
It duly arrived showing: Name: Joyce; Sex: Male!

A quick phone call, and she received her correct Certificate

Mistakes do happen.

[Rena]

I wasn't keen on seeing one of the two subjects speaking to the blonde as though she had no brains.

In response to an earlier post:  Earlier this year my son told me that he had applied for MY birth certificate???  and although he gave them my exact maiden name, birth date in 1939 and place of birth (exact home address given as place of birth) and was told that one did not exist !!

I quickly looked at free bmd - yes I'm included in the list of births in the pre 1970s official area of Sculcoates, an area which probably wasn't recognised by modern clerical staff.

Yes - son amended his request to the Registrar in Hull  from birth in Hull to birth in  Sculcoates and was provided with a copy birth cert.

[Pheno]

My mother lost her original (short form) Birth Certificate, and applied for a new one.
It duly arrived showing: Name: Joyce; Sex: Male!

A quick phone call, and she received her correct Certificate

Mistakes do happen.

I think I have posted this previously but my parents were married in a London church in 1947 on the same day as another couple with exactly the same forenames.  When the certificate was received my mum was supposedly married to the other man with the same name and my dad to the other woman with the same name!  Was sorted eventually, so yes mistakes are made.

Pheno