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From: "Andrew & Vicki Genrich" <>
Subject: Re: Birth Cert numeration
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2001 11:21:57 +1000
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I was also told that B stands for Brisbane.

As a corollary to the comment about illegitimate births - if you lived in
the country and were not wed, wouldn't you go somewhere else - anywhere
else - to have the baby?....oh the shame of it all...;-)) [Both in that era
and to the not so recent past!!]

I don't think that it means illegitimate per se; there could have been
numerous reasons why the birth might be in BNE - pregnancy complications,
convalesce with relatives/(friends?) etc.

All we can do is exercise our minds without casting stones.

Cheers

Andrew
Brisbane

----- Original Message -----
From: Gay Fielding <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 8:19 AM
Subject: Re: Birth Cert numeration


| Hi Beverly,
| When searching for the birth certificate for my grandmother when I first
| started genealogy, I was told the "B" meant 'b-st-rd'...I carried this
| information with me for months, (for indeed she was
illegitimate(g)..)...But
| I have since been informed, the "B" prefixing the registration number
| indicates the event occurred in Brisbane..as opposed to other areas in the
| State..
| Gay
|
|
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: Beverly <>
| To: <>
| Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 1:26 AM
| Subject: Birth Cert numeration
|
|
| > Hello, I was wondering if anyone can tell me what the B in front of the
| > certificate numbers means please?
| > I have a number of reference numbers that begin 1888/B002019 and I was
| > wondering what the B stands for? Does it refer to the person being born
| or
| > died or married in Brisbane as opposed to being born at other locations
in
| > the state?
| > Thanks in advance,
| > Beverly
| > Life on earth is expensive. The biggest
| > perk is the free trip around the sun.
| > Wear a hat and enjoy the ride....
| >
| >
| > ==============================
| > Search over 900 million names at Ancestry.com!
| > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp
| >
|
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