Who was her mother?

[avm228]

Yes, FreeBMD tells you the index details, and that her mother’s maiden name was Gibson, suggesting an illegitimate birth.

The index details can be used to order the certificate from the GRO Online in the usual way (mother’s maiden name not required).

[philipsearching]

When I look at Search the GRO Online Index and enter the details I have for a birth; the drop down menu only goes as far as 1917

ADDED Looking at FreeBMD gives only the mother's surname of GIBSON

The GRO index is not up to date.  If you search on FreeBMD https://www.freebmd.org.uk/ you can get the details (year, qtr, district, vol, page) and use those details on the GRO "Order a certificate/PDF" page for certificates for events later than shown in the GRO index.

The mmn GIBSON on the FreeBMD index suggests one of two possibilities:
1) Joyce's mother was not married and no father is named.
2) Joyce GIBSON married Mr GIBSON.

Philip

[Westy11]

yes however i had hoped not to have to spend additional funds hence looking for a baptism.

[medpat]

Look for Place An Order to the right on GRO and you can send for the birth cert.. Have the year, registration quarter, and reference.

It's only the search area that is limited and buying from elsewhere is more expensive.

[Westy11]

Thanks one and all.

As someone close to me often says "Nothing money won't fix".

Westy