Birmingham South

[susan9681]

Hi my mum was born 19th september 1925  and is registered under Birmingham South, as she has now passed away,  and she didnt have a birth certificate I wondered what area this was,  she lived in Walsall when she met my dad in 1944.
I can recall her saying were she was born but never took any notice, I listen now to everything what my dad tells me. thanks
Sue

[julieproctor61]

hi
does this help?

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/RegOffice/bregareas.html

julie

[susan9681]

Hi Julie
Thanks now I need to know which register office would have her birth, I live in Preston Lancs so need to send for her certificate
Sue

[julieproctor61]

hi


Whats your mums name?  You might be able to find her birth registration online as i think BMD had registrations past 1925 for birmingham south

julie

[Valda]

The local registry office would now be Birmingham

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/registeroffice.bcc

If you have the GRO volume and page number references you can order from the General Registry Office direct. That information is for the GRO only. Local registry offices for a birth just need the date and name and the fact the registration was in then then Birmingham South registration district. Further details such as parents, address etc help them confirm they have the right birth, if the name is fairly common.

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

As Julie says the project FreeBMD which is transcribing the GRO indexes is starting to get into the second decade and beyond.

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

Its coverage of the first two quarters of 1925 is pretty good, but none existant for the second two.

http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/progressB.shtml#1910

You can look her up her birth registration in the actual quarterly GRO registers indexes themselves at Ancestry.

Regards

Valda

[susan9681]

Hi
Thanks for all the help, her name was Florence May Cotterill she was born 29th September 1925 (sorry got date wrong before)  her mums maiden name was Fancote.  Ill give Birmingham reg office a ring see if they can help.
Sue

[Valda]

The GRO reference is

December quarter 1925
Florence M Cotterill
Registration district Birmingham South
Mother's maiden Fancote
Volume 6d
Page 406

Regards

Valda

[susan9681]

Thanks for all the help Ill ring up today and get it.
Sue