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From: "Lamond" <>
Subject: [Lon] Time of birth stated on birth certificates
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 11:07:53 +1100


I was wondering if anyone could please shed light on the stating of the precise time of birth on a birth certificate. I have never had it happen before, but now that it has I seem to remember years ago someone mentioning that on the birth certificates of twins, the exact time of birth is stated. The certificate in question reads:Ellen Annette Mary Corvan, born 19th April, 1846. 5 P.M., at 16-----------(unreadable address, unfortunately, but the district was The Regents Park, Saint Pancras). The Free BDM site shows no mention of another birth - or death- of a Corvan child at the same time, so if she was a twin perhaps the other baby was stillborn and therefore not registered?
Also, with marriage certificates, if the father of either party is deceased at the time of the marriage, does it state so on the certificate? I have several certificates that state the name of the father, followed by 'deceased', and several more that just have the father's name, and was wondering if I could presume that the latter cases were still alive at the time of the marriage. Thank you yet again for the invaluable advice that comes from this group. Jen

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