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Ancestry has my birth wrong

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K.C.

K.C. Report 24 Feb 2006 21:29

I was just looking to see if my family’s births were on there, they have mine and my sister in the wrong month. Can anyone tell me if this is a common mistake please kc

Heather

Heather Report 24 Feb 2006 21:31

Is it a quarter or a month?

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 24 Feb 2006 21:32

Births are recorded on the GRO index in quarters March, June September and December. March quarter means all those born Jan - March and so on. Gwynne

Researching:
Lowestoft and North Suffolk, Monmouthshire, Breconshire, Somerset

Merry

Merry Report 24 Feb 2006 21:32

Parents have six weeks after a birth in which to register it, so if you were born after mid February you might be registered in the Apr-Jun quarter. If born after mid May you might be registered in July-Sep Q and so on........ Merry

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 24 Feb 2006 21:33

how do you meen? the register is per quarter year, if you meen you where born in march? you could be in the june quarter, plus they have 6 weeks to register you.

K.C.

K.C. Report 24 Feb 2006 21:33

Month on both

Jeanette

Jeanette Report 24 Feb 2006 21:33

but if near end of 1/4 might be in next one or at end of year some times in 1st 1/4 of following year

K.C.

K.C. Report 24 Feb 2006 21:34

ok got it now thanks

Frances in Norwich

Frances in Norwich Report 24 Feb 2006 21:41

I have found my birth with my surname spelt wrong. It was a common mistake in the past I know, but I am not THAT old, and can`t understand how it can have been mistranscribed. Frances

Rachel

Rachel Report 24 Feb 2006 21:41

KC The BMD index lists when the event was registered and not the accul event. If you add on 6 weeks to your birthday do you get the same as what the index says? e.g. Born 1st Jan, registered Feb Born 21st Jan, registered Mar Before 1984 all births were listed in quaters so anyone born mid to end of a quarter could be registered in the following quarter. I found my cousin registered 6 years after her birth, I then kicked my self because her parents were not married when she was born, a did a check and found she was listed in her mothers maiden name the quarter after she was born. She was re-registered when her parents married to give her dad's name.

K.C.

K.C. Report 24 Feb 2006 21:59

Thanks all I learn some think new all the time on here, makes senses now when I think about it. kc