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From: PeterThomas <>
Subject: Re: Unusual Birth Certificate
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 18:43:37 +0100
References: <a88vsl$205$1@thorium.cix.co.uk>


On Mon, 1 Apr 2002 06:48:53 +0000 (UTC),
wrote:

>I have just acquired a birth certificate for 1844.
>
>West Derby, Toxteth Park, County of Lancaster.
>
>The When and where born column reads:
>
>Twentyninth
>of September
> 1844.
>7: o.P: M.
> 2
>George's Place
>Bolton Street
>
>Punctuation (including colons) exactly as shown.
>
>I haven't seen an entry like this before. Are such entries common?

I have a number of birth certs that have the time detailed, and in all
cases they are for one child of a multiple birth. However, I
understand that in the early days of civil registration (which may
include 1844) it was common practice for Registrars to include the
time of birth for all births, multiple or not. Perhaps someone else
can shed more light on this and when the practice died out.


--

Peter

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