What does M'37 mean?

[familyfind]

I am looking at the BMD index for Herbert AK Keene born 1920, died 1976 and wondered what the comment ' see M'37 ' means as a page reference.

Not met this before.

[josey]

I think it means that there will be a note on the M[arch] quarter of 1937.


ADDED: Yes here it is
Births Mar 1937   
Keene    Herbert A K    Wells    Croydon    2a   743   
Note on freebmd.org states
The above transcription represents what is in the GRO index but it is referred to by the following entry
Births 1920 Dec: Keene,Herbert A K,Wells,Croydon,2a,see m37
which implies that this is a late entry, that is an entry that has been registered in a quarter later than the event..

[rosie99]

I would think it likely that his 1920's birth may not have been registered until 1937.  The entry has been handwritten on the 1920 index page

Cross posted with Josey's addition 

[familyfind]

many thanks for that information.

His father divorced in 1928 and Herbert was born to 'the other woman' before that which might explain the delay in registering.

[AntonyMMM]

It's a re-registration not a late one. 

Genuine late registrations are really very rare - re-registrations are very common.

There is an entry in Croydon in 1920 ( under Herbert A K Davison)  that should be obtained.

[rosie99]

Births Dec qtr 1920 
Davison    Herbert A K    Wells    Croydon    2a   ____    

There is a hand written note on that page as well, it looks as though the birth was registered in that name in 1920 as it appears typed on the index

[familyfind]

ah, Davison makes sense.  I have no idea where the name mother's maiden name Wells came from. That will take more exploration.

Thank you so much for your help

[ReadyDale]

Maybe the "other woman" was born as Wells, was married to a Mr.Davison and had that name at the time of the child's birth, then became Keene later

[rosie99]

Marriage Sep qtr 1915 
Davison    Frank    
Wells    Lilian M   
Holborn reg dist    1b   1754    

Marriage Mar qtr 1929   
Davison    Lilian M   
Keene Herbert A   (spouse Davison / Wells)   
Lambeth    1d   459