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From: "Barbara Boyer" <>
Subject: Re: Birth Certificate contains .. ?
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2001 12:00:39 +0100
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Having moved to the UK I have been applying for birth certificates for my
whole family. It took a year for me to eventually get my husband's
certificate and that took sitting in the office an entire day refusing to go
anywhere until I had the document in my hand. I had to re register my
husband's birth in order to get the document.

I had received a birth certificate for my daughter and about 6 months later
needed another one only to be told that there is no record of my daughter's
birth. I sent them a photocopy of the original I had and that is how I got
her second birth certificate.

I have learnt to keep originals of all the documents, birth, marriage etc so
that if the scenario arises again I have proof. I know this does not apply
to genealogy but maybe it's a lesson I learnt that I can pass on to you all.
KEEP AN ORIGINAL!!!!!!

Researching : HOSKING, FILMER, SOBEY, HELFRICH, BIRD, BOYER, BRULL(with
umlaats on u)

Barbara Boyer

----- Original Message -----
From: smithch <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 10:43 AM
Subject: Re: Birth Certificate contains .. ?


> This is frightening! If the SA authorities are losing
> birth certificates of LIVING people, what of the
> past generations? After seeing the lack of care
> taken of valuable estate files in the vaults of
> the High Court in Cape Town, it does not
> surprise me that documents are being lost
> in the official storages in the country.
> These officials have fifty years in which to
> lose documents before they are archived.
> Frightening thought!
> Colin
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Keith Meintjes" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 12:05 AM
> Subject: Birth Certificate contains .. ?
>
>
> > Th South African Death Notice should show his age, possibly in years,
> months
> > and days. It may state his place of birth.
> >
> > His childrens' birth certificates would not have his birth date, not
even
> his
> > age.
> >
> > > As someone who has only once before ordered a South African birth
> > > Certificate three years ago and never received,
> >
> > A couple of months ago, I requested my own South African birth
> certificate.
> > Last week I received a call that they could find no trace of my birth,
and
> do
> > I have a copy of the certificate? (Actually, I do have an old photocopy
> of a
> > document my parents had, but I hope one day to get an official
> certificate.)
> >
> > Best wishes
> > Keith
> >
> >
> >
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