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« on: Saturday 08 October 11 16:09 BST (UK) »
Perhaps a phone call to the local Register Office where your friend's birth was registered may shed some light on this matter.
When my late mother needed her birth certificate for the first time (aged 62), her cousin went to the relevant Register Office for her & the Registrar not only provided the certificate but very kindly photocopied the entry in the Register which contained a notation with some personal information.
Mum's cousin knew my mother had been brought up by her aunt after my grandmother died just after giving birth & mum's father didn't wish to be "saddled with a baby" so Mum would never have found her birth cert if her cousin been in on the "big secret". The cousin explained this to the Registrar which is why they were so helpful. It was a huge shock to my poor mother!!!
I'm sure the local Superintendant Registrar would check the entry for your friend to see if any more info is contained there.
Regards,
Shirley