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General => The Common Room => Topic started by: familyfind on Wednesday 11 November 20 15:15 GMT (UK)
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I am looking at the BMD index for Herbert AK Keene born 1920, died 1976 and wondered what the comment ' see M'37 ' means as a page reference.
Not met this before.
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I think it means that there will be a note on the M[arch] quarter of 1937.
ADDED: Yes here it is
Births Mar 1937
Keene Herbert A K Wells Croydon 2a 743
Note on freebmd.org states
The above transcription represents what is in the GRO index but it is referred to by the following entry
Births 1920 Dec: Keene,Herbert A K,Wells,Croydon,2a,see m37
which implies that this is a late entry, that is an entry that has been registered in a quarter later than the event..
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I would think it likely that his 1920's birth may not have been registered until 1937. The entry has been handwritten on the 1920 index page
Cross posted with Josey's addition :)
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many thanks for that information.
His father divorced in 1928 and Herbert was born to 'the other woman' before that which might explain the delay in registering.
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It's a re-registration not a late one.
Genuine late registrations are really very rare - re-registrations are very common.
There is an entry in Croydon in 1920 ( under Herbert A K Davison) that should be obtained.
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Births Dec qtr 1920
Davison Herbert A K Wells Croydon 2a ____
There is a hand written note on that page as well, it looks as though the birth was registered in that name in 1920 as it appears typed on the index
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ah, Davison makes sense. I have no idea where the name mother's maiden name Wells came from. That will take more exploration.
Thank you so much for your help
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Maybe the "other woman" was born as Wells, was married to a Mr.Davison and had that name at the time of the child's birth, then became Keene later
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Marriage Sep qtr 1915
Davison Frank
Wells Lilian M
Holborn reg dist 1b 1754
Marriage Mar qtr 1929
Davison Lilian M
Keene Herbert A (spouse Davison / Wells)
Lambeth 1d 459