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johnbarr
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Unregistered Births - Completed thanks
« on: Friday 26 June 09 00:56 UTC (UK) »
I have come across several births recorded 1854 - 1860 as baptism in records of the C of E church (All Saints) Howick but not appearing in Birth microfiche or on NZBMD online .  Father was a Fencible, (arrived in NZ 1852)  and several of the children have subsequent Marriage and Death entries - just no Birth Huh

NZBMD site mentions in their Timeline "1848 - Birth and Death Registrations Introduced (Colonial Office)." but does not say if it was compulsory at that time Huh

Can anyone comment or advise on this?
Thanks
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Lucy2
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Re: Unregistered Births
« Reply #1 on: Friday 26 June 09 01:20 UTC (UK) »
Hi John

Registration of Births became "compulsory" in 1856.

But thinking back to those times, you need to consider just how many of the population, might have known about this "requirement" - and how "strictly" it might have been "enforced" ??   Smiley

Lu
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pixie6
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Re: Unregistered Births
« Reply #2 on: Friday 03 July 09 08:20 UTC (UK) »
yes, I wonder how it was enforced as my grandfather was born in 1921 and not registered until 1950!!!, even though his mother had a child regd in 1918 and baptised, i think things were quite lax back then, good luck in your search.
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newbe_nz
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Re: Unregistered Births
« Reply #3 on: Friday 03 July 09 09:49 UTC (UK) »
I think it also depended how close they were to the nearest registerstration office and if not close the birth went unregistered.
I have one in 1872 that was not registered.

Newbe
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johnbarr
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Re: Unregistered Births
« Reply #4 on: Saturday 04 July 09 21:03 UTC (UK) »
Thanks Lu, pixie6 and newbe.
That helps to clear up the mystery.
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