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Offline adrian7886

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Trouble obtaining a birth certificate
« on: Monday 05 January 09 14:03 GMT (UK) »
Hello

Manged to trace my grand mothers birth place as Shorncliffe army barracks. I knew she was born in 1879. I found her in the 1911 census and Shorncliffe was given as her place of birth. So I searched the  GRO REGIMENTAL BIRTH INDICES (1761 to 1924) using the name Brown born 1879 and found her on page 2 of 19

Annie L Brown
Shorncliffe
1879
Cld Gds
Vol 225
Page 17

It seems I cant order a BC without knowing the qtr she was born in? I spoke to online help here

URL removed by moderator as certificates ordered via that particular site are £10 more expensive than those obtained from the government site.

They couldnt find her? Any ideas?

Im going to post this on the military board as well

Thanks
Adrian
 

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Petersfield Hants: Bonner & Smith also Bonner-Smith

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Re: Trouble obtaining a birth certificate
« Reply #1 on: Monday 05 January 09 14:10 GMT (UK) »
That isn't a ref for a GRO birth certificate.

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Re: Trouble obtaining a birth certificate
« Reply #2 on: Monday 05 January 09 14:13 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: PaulineJ on Monday 05 January 09 14:10 GMT (UK)
That isn't a ref for a GRO birth certificate.



Oh? What is it then?
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« Reply #3 on: Monday 05 January 09 14:14 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Trouble obtaining a birth certificate
« Reply #4 on: Monday 05 January 09 14:15 GMT (UK) »
Yes, it looks like a perfectly good reference for an "overseas" certificate, but you do have to pick that option on the Certificate Choice page, immediately after login - Birth Certificate (Overseas Events). (Even though it was not actually overseas!)

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Ayr: Barnes, Wylie
Caithness: MacGregor
Essex: Eldred (Pebmarsh)
Gloucs: Timbrell (Winchcomb)
Hants: Stares (Wickham)
Lincs: Maw, Jackson (Epworth, Belton)
London: Pierce
Suffolk: Markham (Framlingham)
Surrey: Gosling (Richmond)
Wilts: Matthews, Tarrant (Calne, Preshute)
Worcs: Milward (Redditch)
Yorks: Beaumont, Crook, Moore, Styring (Huddersfield); Middleton (Church Fenton); Exley, Gelder (High Hoyland); Barnes, Birchinall (Sheffield); Kenyon, Wood (Cumberworth/Denby Dale)

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Re: Trouble obtaining a birth certificate
« Reply #5 on: Monday 05 January 09 14:16 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Do you think it is the birth registered at Elham Dec qtr 1879    2a 971  
Annie L* Brown

Rosie

Added sorry thought Shorncliffe was Kent - I'll post this anyway
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Re: Trouble obtaining a birth certificate
« Reply #6 on: Monday 05 January 09 14:17 GMT (UK) »
Lovely. Many many thanks
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Re: Trouble obtaining a birth certificate
« Reply #7 on: Monday 05 January 09 14:20 GMT (UK) »
Snap.....on FreeBMD the only Annie L Brown born in Kent in 1879 is Annie Louise Brown which is the reference that Rosie just gave you. Was Louise her second name  ???

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Inishowen: Meenamullaghan (Big Hill), Foffenagh (Rock), Illies and area...mainly McCallion, Doherty, Bradley, Grant, Devlin
Kilmacrenan: Gortnacorrib....Bonner
Scotland: Bonar, Boner Bonner etc
Conwal: Kirkstown.....Toner, Parke
Derry City: Bonner, McGowan, McGilloway, McElwee, Bradley
Omagh: Bradley
Fanad Penninsular, Donegal.....McBride, Friel, Fielty
Sligo: McGowan

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Re: Trouble obtaining a birth certificate
« Reply #8 on: Monday 05 January 09 14:25 GMT (UK) »
It was :D

Shorncliffe was in the reg district of Elham.

You are all stars........ ;D
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