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Title: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: MacGrigor on Sunday 22 November 20 13:02 GMT (UK)
Hello,

It’s only just occurred to me to ask this question. The date is legible, but I can’t make much sense of the time. Is it 1am? I don’t know what the o.m. means.

I’d appreciate any help!

Adam 
Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 22 November 20 13:05 GMT (UK)
1hr 0 minutes perhaps? so could be 1am or 1pm
Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: BumbleB on Sunday 22 November 20 13:07 GMT (UK)
Yes, 1h 0m a.m.  = 1 o'clock exactly in the morning :)
Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: rosie17 on Sunday 22 November 20 13:20 GMT (UK)
Another one here 1hr 0m.a.m  :)

Rosie
Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: MacGrigor on Sunday 22 November 20 13:33 GMT (UK)
Of course it is! Thanks to you all.
Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: BumbleB on Sunday 22 November 20 14:05 GMT (UK)
Just as a matter of interest - which country is this birth certificate from?  I'm thinking that if it was England (and I think Wales also) then a time of birth indicates a multiple birth, i.e. twins etc.

Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: MacGrigor on Sunday 22 November 20 14:13 GMT (UK)
It’s from Scotland. You’re right about twins - funnily enough the subject of this birth certificate had a niece and nephew that were twins, and their birth certificates include times. Shame it wasn’t a standard feature for all birth certificates!
Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: Kiltaglassan on Sunday 22 November 20 14:26 GMT (UK)
Quote from: BumbleB on Sunday 22 November 20 14:05 GMT (UK)
I'm thinking that if it was England (and I think Wales also) then a time of birth indicates a multiple birth, i.e. twins etc.

Quote from: MacGrigor on Sunday 22 November 20 14:13 GMT (UK)
It’s from Scotland.

Also noted in Ireland (certainly in 1913).

My uncle was a twin. His twin brother unfortunately died at 14 days.
Born 12.30 pm and 12.40 pm respectively.

KG

Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: GR2 on Sunday 22 November 20 16:26 GMT (UK)
Scottish statutory birth and death certificates have always given times. They seem to be rounded to the nearest 5 minutes.

You very rarely find times in the old parish registers, although the entry for George Murdoch, a grandfather of mine baptised in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, in 1745 includes "(who was born January 14th about one o Clock afternoon)".
Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: MacGrigor on Wednesday 25 November 20 16:51 GMT (UK)
That’s what I thought! They all seemed to die bang on the hour in my family.
Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: ALAMO2008 on Wednesday 25 November 20 17:14 GMT (UK)
Lucky you !
I have 4 relatives Birth Certificates showing the Date of Birth weeks or months after the Priest recorded their Baptisms
Title: Re: Birth time from birth certificate
Post by: MacGrigor on Friday 27 November 20 13:28 GMT (UK)
I’ve been searching around, but can’t find any formal regulations about times of birth in Scotland, and times of birth for twins in England i.e. what they were rounded to.

Can anyone find me anything for this? The Scottish birth was 1860, and the English twins were 1905.