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Birth and death certificates
Looking on the 1911 census I found my Nanna and Granddad had a child before my Father was born.
It says;Total children born alive 1 Children still living - Children who have died 1.
It's possible I might be able to find the name of the child but would there be a birth and death certificate for her/him as I don't know how long they lived for?
It says;Total children born alive 1 Children still living - Children who have died 1.
It's possible I might be able to find the name of the child but would there be a birth and death certificate for her/him as I don't know how long they lived for?
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There is 1 name in particular that could be the one I'm looking for but I suppose unless I send for the certificate, there's no way I can be sure.
Have you ever used microfiche? If you have, could you tell me what I would be able to find on there i.e would it show the name of the parents?
There is 1 name in particular that could be the one I'm looking for but I suppose unless I send for the certificate, there's no way I can be sure.
Have you ever used microfiche? If you have, could you tell me what I would be able to find on there i.e would it show the name of the parents?
Microfiche - ooh I get nauseous just thinking about a microfiche reader....it's the way the image moves on the screen....
My experience with the fiches is that they are simply documents, books or newspapers, photographed. So whatever was on the original will be there. I expect the cert in question will show the ftaher and mother's name. It was also usual for a hasty baptism to be done, so a church register might also help.
My experience with the fiches is that they are simply documents, books or newspapers, photographed. So whatever was on the original will be there. I expect the cert in question will show the ftaher and mother's name. It was also usual for a hasty baptism to be done, so a church register might also help.
On the 1911 census my Granddad James Sellars and his wife Jane are shown to have had a child that was born alive but died.
I have found a Lily Sellars that was born in Jan-Feb-Mar 1909 with the registration district being Chorlton but I don't know for sure if this was their child.
The death of this child was also J-F-M 1909.
When you send for certificates, do you have to be absolutely sure you have the right person or can you send a letter saying Please send if the parents names are ......etc
I have found a Lily Sellars that was born in Jan-Feb-Mar 1909 with the registration district being Chorlton but I don't know for sure if this was their child.
The death of this child was also J-F-M 1909.
When you send for certificates, do you have to be absolutely sure you have the right person or can you send a letter saying Please send if the parents names are ......etc
yes you can send facts that you know and expect to be included on the right entry, mother's maiden name and father, addresses etc, most register offices will do a check for you over the phone and confirm whether you should then send for the certificate. they won't give you info from the entry, but they will confirm you are on the right track and should send for it. or you can do it all by post, they won't send you the certificate if the info doesn't appear to match. they won't take your fee either. that's usually local register offices but the gro can also do checks to confirm before sending a certified copy
Searching the distribution of the surname Sellars around this time shows it is not at all common - so I would go with Lily too ........... another check would be to trace backwards, forwards and sideways a little to see if there are other Lilys as it was very common for names ot be a family tradition.
Thanks echo and munchie. I wasn't all that certain as Lily wasn't a name I have come across before in our family.
I only have one living Auntie left and this child would have been her sister, but I don't feel I can ask my Auntie about it as she is 91yrs old and I don't want to upset her in case she didn't know about it.
Also, this child would have been born 12 yrs before my Auntie so I'm pretty sure she wouldn't have known about it.
I only have one living Auntie left and this child would have been her sister, but I don't feel I can ask my Auntie about it as she is 91yrs old and I don't want to upset her in case she didn't know about it.
Also, this child would have been born 12 yrs before my Auntie so I'm pretty sure she wouldn't have known about it.
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