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Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 84 Send Message	Terry	Report	3 Oct 2009 11:42
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 84 Send Message	I cannot find a mention of the birth of George Baldwin born 1846ish at Bures St Mary, Suffolk, parents Thomas and Sarah. There are 3 other Georges born in Suffolk around that time. After 1837 I thought you had to register children, maybe it`s another transcription error. Terry
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,354 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	3 Oct 2009 11:44
	Registration started in 1837, but there was no penalty for not registering until 1875, so in the years between those dates not every birth was registered. Kath. x
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 84 Send Message	Terry	Report	3 Oct 2009 16:39
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 84 Send Message	Thanks to all replies,looks like he was never registered. The family was poor so maybe couldn`t afford to. Terry
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 84 Send Message	Terry	Report	5 Oct 2009 19:33
Member Since: July 2007 Posts: 84 Send Message	Hi Somerset Girl, I sent for the certificate of George Stanton Baldwin some time ago. None of the details match, he also appears in a later census as does this other George I am looking for, so obviously different people. Thank you very much for trying to help me though. Terry