Drew a blank with Scotlandspeople. Any idea what would have happened if they hadn't registered the birth up in Scotland? Can't find her on BMD. j
You can see from previous posts in this thread that her birth is indexed at
www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk as Kathleen E Sing Morgan in Stirlingshire in 1916. It is customary for a long given name to be abbreviated in the index. When I put that information into the SP search engine, I get the same result. If you try looking for Kathleen Emily Morgan you will not find her. The original document will spell out all her names in full.
Although she is in the index at SP, you will not be able to download a copy of her birth certificate because she was born less than 100 years ago. You will either have to order a copy through the web site, or try to find someone who is going to the SP Centre and would be willing to transcribe the details for you.
If the birth had not been registered, the parents could have been fined or I suppose ultimately imprisoned. It was legally compulsory to register a birth within a set period from the start of civil registration in 1855. IIRC the set period was 21 days, but I don't have my book handy at the moment so I can't check that.
