CRIPPS child born 1935

[Eyesee]

Arthur Christian CRIPPS married Alison Lillias Jessie PEARETH in 1933 in Paddington.

According to FreeBMD there was a male CRIPPS birth registered at Hove in Sep qtr 1935 with the mmn of PEARETH. Do not think he is still alive but will not post his name just in case.

Arthur and Alison are in Exmouth in 1939 register, with his sister Violet, but no sign of said child, either with them or anywhere else.

Can't order birth cert on GRO as 1935 not on there yet.

No sign of a death for said child on GRO from 1935-1939.

There are no other CRIPPS/PEARETH marriages.

Arthur CRIPPS died at Eton, Bucks., in 1949 and Alison in Bideford, Devon in 1953.

Can anyone assist please.

Thanks
Ian C

[Milliepede]

How old were the parents when he was born? 

Just wonder if he was adopted and changed his name  . 

[Eyesee]

Arthur was born 1892 so would be 43, and Alison 1896 so about 39.

If someone is adopted, doesn't their original birth registration disappear?

Ian C

[weste]

You should still be able to order by putting the info in to the  order section as opposed to search indexes section on the gro

[KGarrad]

Can't order birth cert on GRO as 1935 not on there yet.

Use the reference details from FreeBMD.

[Milliepede]

Did either parent or the sister leave a will for any info or you could check electoral registers just in case he pops up with family later in life.

[Milliepede]

There’s a private tree with Arthur on you could message

[KGarrad]

FreeBMD is showing the 1935 birth with forename and 2 initials.

The available scan is a typewritten page, clearly viewable.

[LizzieL]

Not helping to find the child, but it looks like Arthur and Alison first got engaged in May 1928, then broke it off in August 1929. Announcement in  newspapers in Aug 1929

Are there other relatives the child could be with in 1939?

Or he could have died and death not registered the same way as the birth. Three forenames gives a lot of possibilities