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Offline Cledwyn

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Still Births
« on: Tuesday 16 June 09 10:49 BST (UK) »
  Does anyone know how to trace/confirm a still birth. I have a birth date,25/12/1964 and a burial date 29/12/1964. "Its" parents were Frederick and Hilda Leach, and "it" was buried with an adult, probably a stranger. Whether "it" had a name or a gender I don't know.
  Any one out there have any ideas ?
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Re: Still Births
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 16 June 09 11:34 BST (UK) »
Hello

Do you know where the child was born.?

If you look at deaths for the quarter for Jan/Feb/March 1965 there are two deaths for children with the name Leach
Brent  in Littleboro      Age 0
Anthony Surrey           Age 0

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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 16 June 09 12:05 BST (UK) »
Oh goodness Christmas must have been such a sad time for that family.  :(

There's some info here on certs - http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/stillbirths/obtainingstillbirthcertificates/index.asp

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Re: Still Births
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 16 June 09 15:08 BST (UK) »
     Slyvia,
                 Thanks very much, but the deaths were in Bletchley, which of course is now Milton Keynes, the place with the concrete cows.
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Re: Still Births
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 16 June 09 15:14 BST (UK) »
  Hi Rachel,
                  Thanks for the information. The "it" referred to would be my Aunt or Uncle, so I will ring up and hope for the best.
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Re: Still Births
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 16 June 09 16:22 BST (UK) »
This does not sound like a stillbirth to me.
More likely the infant died after a few hours or days.
If so the birth and death should be registered as normal.
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Re: Still Births
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 17 June 09 04:25 BST (UK) »
Does anyone know what the law was/is about stillbirths and civil registration?

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« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 17 June 09 05:15 BST (UK) »

Certainly for almost 100 years in NZ it has been compulsory to register a stillbirth, which doesn't help with Milton Keynes I know  ::)
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Re: Still Births
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 17 June 09 05:29 BST (UK) »
My aunt gave birth to a son who lived only a few hours, this is the certificate issued to her. Notice how still birth is cross out. just thought it might interest some one. Joy
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