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Topic: Registration of Stillbirths- Completed (Read 337 times)
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Westy
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Lily Hendey 1934
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I have just been told by my Mum & Auntie that their mum, my Grandmother pictured on the left, had a stillborn baby girl which they named Janet in about 1948 and they think that she had a graveyard burial. I have been looking for a birth registration and death notice but can't find any mention of her on Ancestry. I am presuming that if she had a proper burial then she must of been registered somewhere ??
Does anyone know when and if stillborn babies were in fact registered, here is what I know
Janet Burke
Born approx mid 1948 ( a daughter was born May1947 and a son Sept 1950)
Parents were John Burke & Lily Hutchings
Thanks
Steve
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« Last Edit: Saturday 10 October 09 14:32 UTC (UK) by Westy »
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Burke, Mythen - Co Wexford, Ireland
Hendey,Hayward,Stevenson,Wells,Scott,Hutchings, Wren - Hampshire
Cox, Keats, Lyde, Roberts, Bishop, Snelling - Dorset
Dickinson - Bristol
Russell -Salisbury
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Westy
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Lily Hendey 1934
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Forgot to say that the area she was born would be Lymington/New Forest
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Burke, Mythen - Co Wexford, Ireland
Hendey,Hayward,Stevenson,Wells,Scott,Hutchings, Wren - Hampshire
Cox, Keats, Lyde, Roberts, Bishop, Snelling - Dorset
Dickinson - Bristol
Russell -Salisbury
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chirp
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.natio
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My understanding is that only the parents (if living) can obtain a copy of the stillbirth entry. If they are dead then a sibling can apply for the certificate but will need to supply details of death of the parents.
Chirp
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AVERY, Berks., BLUNDELL, North Meols,
BOND, Wilts., CHORLTON, Salford
DOWNHAM, Westmorland, FOGGIN, Yorks.,
GRANT, Durham, HUMM, Bethnal Green
MALONEY, Limerick, MARCHANT, Worcs.,
McPHERSON, Kent, MELLISH, Finsbury
PERRETT, Wilts., RAGG, Yorks.,
RAINSFORD, Staffs RENSHAW, Salford
ROSS, Leicester, TIGHE/TYE, All
WELLER, Berks, WILKINSON, Westmorland
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Glass making, Durham
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Westy
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Lily Hendey 1934
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It does look like there is no public register and I will have to get my mum to get the certificate as Janet would be my Aunt.
Thanks everyone for the info
Cheers
Steve
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Burke, Mythen - Co Wexford, Ireland
Hendey,Hayward,Stevenson,Wells,Scott,Hutchings, Wren - Hampshire
Cox, Keats, Lyde, Roberts, Bishop, Snelling - Dorset
Dickinson - Bristol
Russell -Salisbury
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suzanne2812
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My Great, Great Granny Willoughby
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Hi Steve
Stillborn children are not mentioned much. Before 1980's mother's were told to forget about these 'lost' children. It was & still is left to the families to pass on their memory.
My own eldest daughter would have been five this coming August. She was perfect & we miss her so much. I am making sure she will not be forgotten & include her in my tree. We also have a special day for her on her birthday. My other two children know she's in heaven.
My mother's first baby died within hours of her birth. She was taken away by hospital staff & as far as I'm aware she was buried in the hospital grounds. This was common practice up until the 1980's.
Going back another generation it was normal for the midwives to 'dispose' of the babies. My nan had a son & we have no idea what happened to him. In fact it was just rumour until I started work on the tree. I did find his record as he was born alive but didn't live. He wasn't buried in the family plot though & it goes without saying that he was born at home.
Burial records are the only ones where you may find baby Janet. It's lovely that she has been remembered.
Regards Suzanne
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Westy
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Lily Hendey 1934
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Thanks for that Suzanne
I have only today located her burial and it is in a graveyard but I am not sure if she has a memorial stone but I do know that she is very near to her parents and grandparents, I am going to visit her soon.
I also think that after 60 years Janet is at last being remembered, as she only cropped up in a recent passing conversation and was the first time I had heard of her
Regards
Steve
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Burke, Mythen - Co Wexford, Ireland
Hendey,Hayward,Stevenson,Wells,Scott,Hutchings, Wren - Hampshire
Cox, Keats, Lyde, Roberts, Bishop, Snelling - Dorset
Dickinson - Bristol
Russell -Salisbury
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