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From: Hugh Watkins <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Registering births...Did you have to do it where born?
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 18:40:36 +0000
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I do look ups for fun
and as a way of studying genealogy
also of returning the many kindnesses I have received
and to hone my own skills
if I am busy I just ignore the message
if you share your data your cousins will find you more easily
sometimes years later
Hugh W
On 1/28/06, Betsy <> wrote:
> DEar Hugh,
>
> I wasn't asking for help researching. I was asking a general question. Just
> a basic question. Believe me I can ask questions laden with facts the best
> of them...the reason I didn't, is because I do not want peopel wasting time
> lookig places where I have looked and looked. The solution I believe is in
> Wales and was only wondering if any one had a similar experience.
>
>
> Betsy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Hugh Watkins" <>
> To: "Betsy" <>
> Cc: <>
> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:19 AM
> Subject: Re: [DEV] Registering births...Did you have to do it where born?
>
>
> I can't help you if you ask vague questions
>
> the reason we should put sources in our familytrees is to enable
> independant researchers to reexamine the same data
>
> this applies to brickwalls
> quite often a relative is hidden in typoland
>
> and other minds have other inspirations
> from knowledge of old handwriting for example
>
> the recent SOKO for SOHO
> I don't have home access to images just now but I could imagine a
> wobbly "h" looking like a "k" to some of the students and house wives
> in Provo Utah USA who do transcriptions for ancestry.com (we don't
> know all the USA place names and they don't know ours)
> as a student I used to hang out in London's west end so Soko London
> just rang a bell with me
>
> so post all the details and one of the other listers will b inspired
>
> Hugh W
>
>
>
> On 1/28/06, Betsy <> wrote:
> > Dear Hugh,
> >
> > Oh I have tracked him (Gorvett is the last name) within an inch of my
> > life!!
> > After focusing too much attention in Plymouth and Bideford, I really think
> > he was registered in Newport. His mom was from Somserset, his Dad from
> > Monkleigh but they ever lived in either location. The youngest daughter
> > is
> > registered in Plymouth. She always says Plymouth on census. His younger
> > sister is born in Newport, she lives but a few years, but made it on one
> > census and it was "born Newport". I guess they must have given birth in
> > Plymouth and he then moved to and was registered in Newport. I know in
> > later
> > years, it was not uncommon to "fudge" a month on te registration to avoid
> > a
> > fee, but i guess from what I have heard, no matter was placed on which
> > location was used!
> > Guess the next step is to order a cert and keep my fingers crosse..
> >
> >
> > Betsu
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Hugh Watkins" <>
> > To: "Betsy" <>
> > Cc: <>
> > Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 12:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: [DEV] Registering births...Did you have to do it where born?
> >
> >
> > please name names dates places and the rest of us could retrace your,
> > and his, steps
> >
> > about 25% of children born before 1875 were not registered
> > because there was no penalty for failure to so
> >
> > so head for parish or chapel registers
> >
> > My parents moved to Solihull when I was one year old so I have no
> > memory of my birthplace Sutton Coldfiled
> >
> > have you tracd the family in all seven censuses?
> >
> > Hugh W
> >
> >
> > On 1/27/06, Betsy <> wrote:
> > > I have a question. One of my relatives keeps showing up born Bideford on
> > > census, yet no sign of him there in BMDs. His family (siblings) give
> > > Wales as a birth place and they did indeed live there many, many years.
> > > If
> > > a famly was in the process of moving and the baby came at a bad time,
> > > could they indeed register him after the move, elsewhere? Boy if it is
> > > yes, then I found him!
> > >
> > > thanks
> > >
> > > Betsy
> > >
> > >
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> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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> > West of England families
> >
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> >
> >
> > http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=lapham
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> > 1000 + marriages
> >
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> >
> >
>
>
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monfh3/
> West of England families
>
> SNAPS my photo blog
> http://slim2005.blogspot.com/
>
>
> http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=lapham
> one-name study with 2000 + LAPHAM amongst 4000 + individuals and
> 1000 + marriages
>
> soc_genealogy_britain_moderated
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sgbm?hl=en
>
>
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http://groups.yahoo.com/group/monfh3/
West of England families
SNAPS my photo blog
http://slim2005.blogspot.com/
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=lapham
one-name study with 2000 + LAPHAM amongst 4000 + individuals and
1000 + marriages
soc_genealogy_britain_moderated
http://groups-beta.google.com/group/sgbm?hl=en
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