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Person registering the birth of a child
« on: Monday 29 October 18 11:42 GMT (UK) »
Just wondering how often it was the mother of the child that registered the birth?

Say was it the mother 90% of the time, how unusual would it be for the father or someone else to have done it.

Talking about the mid to late 1800's. 

Thanks for any insight  :)
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Re: Person registering the birth of a child
« Reply #1 on: Monday 29 October 18 11:47 GMT (UK) »
Not unusual for someone who is going to the town where the Registry Office was to register the Birth whilst there.
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Re: Person registering the birth of a child
« Reply #2 on: Monday 29 October 18 11:52 GMT (UK) »
The wording of the 1874 Act is:
1, In the case of every child born alive after the commencement of this Act, it shall be the duty of the father and mother of the child, and in default of the father and mother, of the occupier of the house in which to his knowledge the child is born, and of each person present at the birth, and of the person having charge of the child, to give to the registrar, within forty-two days next after such birth, and in the presence of the registrar to sign the register.
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1874/88/pdfs/ukpga_18740088_en.pdf
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Re: Person registering the birth of a child
« Reply #3 on: Monday 29 October 18 12:03 GMT (UK) »
Thanks very much.
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Re: Person registering the birth of a child
« Reply #4 on: Monday 29 October 18 12:14 GMT (UK) »
When my great uncle was born in 1900 his father was in the army and his birth was registered by his maternal grandfather.


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Re: Person registering the birth of a child
« Reply #5 on: Monday 29 October 18 12:20 GMT (UK) »
My great grandfather was illiterate so it was left to his wife, 6 times.

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Re: Person registering the birth of a child
« Reply #6 on: Monday 29 October 18 12:39 GMT (UK) »
In my family it was the mother, father was working. I'm talking 1858 to 1883. My greatgrandmother was illiterate so made her mark. Odd, her father was literate and so was her grandfather.   
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Re: Person registering the birth of a child
« Reply #7 on: Monday 29 October 18 12:45 GMT (UK) »
One of my gt.uncles had his birth registered by a neighbour (1878) and she got the surname wrong so he took some finding!  ::)
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Re: Person registering the birth of a child
« Reply #8 on: Monday 29 October 18 12:50 GMT (UK) »
The only requirement is that they were a qualified informant - i.e. they fell within one of the legal categories that allows them to give the information about the birth.

Which qualification they fall under will be shown in column 7 beneath how they signed.