Questions tagged [birth-records]
For questions about documents pertaining to an individual person's birth, including birth certificates, registers and indexes
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Seeking birth and/or death certificate for Ian Symington Torrance who died in South Africa in 1970? [duplicate]
Seeking a copy of the birth and/or death certificates of Ian Symington Torrance who died near Johannesburg (South Africa) in 1970.
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Dealing with different birthplace and names of parents in England?
I am researching my 2x great-grandmother.
(Ann) Norah O’Brien
BIRTH ABT 1860 • St Pancras, Middlesex, England
DEATH 16 JAN 1923 • Exeter, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Her life has been quite ...
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Finding birth/baptism record for Don ancestor who resided in Arad in Transylvania before World War I?
My late father in law was born in Arad around 1905-1906. His last name was Don. This is not a Hungarian name, although he was. I believe it is the name of a river in Russia. I am trying to do ...
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Looking for birth records in what was Oppeln, Germany?
My mother's parents' names were Wawrzysniec and Anna Klak.
Their children were born between 1923 and 1941.
I am unable to locate any birth record for their children from Grudschütz (Gruden 1939-1945)...
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Ancestor born in Bristol City workhouse?
My 2x great-grandmother's life has been quite a mystery.
Ann Norah O'Brien
Birth ABT 1860 • England
Death 16 JAN 1923 • Exeter, Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
She went by the name Norah O'...
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Seeking pre-1825 birth/baptism record in Prussia for George Fesch?
I am seeking a birth/baptism for George Fesch who was probably born prior to 1825 in Prussia, possibly in Cassel Hesse.
I have not found a marriage record for George but his son Augustus Otto was ...
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Seeking birthplace of William Kruse, b 1899
Seeking birth place of William Kruse, Father, born 1899, Hanover Area, served in the Imperial Army in WW1, and was wounded in mustard gas attack.
The Kruse family owned a large farm in Hanover area ...
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Finding 1845 birth/baptism record for Augustus Otto Fesch in Prussia?
How do I trace the birth or baptism record of Augustus Otto Fesch B 10 April 1845 in Cassel in the Electorate of Hesse Prussia?
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Why is my ancestor missing from the New GRO Index - England?
I found my 2x great-grandmother on the 1901 and 1911 censuses.
Norah O'Brien
Abt 1861 or 1866 St Albans
1901 census
https://www.ancestry.ca/sharing/16562936?h=72ff1d&utm_campaign=bandido-...
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What are some possible reasons that a father's name is missing from a birth certificate - England?
I posted a previous question about my great-grandmother before but I ordered her birth certificate from the New GRO index https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/indexes_search.asp
However, ...
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How to identify 19th century birth record in England when uncertain of parent's given names?
This question refers to people in a previously posted question about the identity of the mother of Elizabeth Cowan, b. 29 Sep 1824, England, and d. 14 Oct 1896, Ohio, USA: Could "Our Mother" ...
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Getting birth certificate of Augusta Fluger Pasch born in Hamburg in 1834?
I would like to have a birth certificate of Augusta born in Hamburg - Germany in 1834. His father was Clemens Augustus Fluegels and his mother Magdalena Pasch.
When she was born, her father was 22 ...
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Deciding between multiple birth names and dates?
I have some differences on the certificates and census information.
Birth Certificate:
Name: Edith Nellie Hardiman
Birth Date: 16 Sep 1892
Birth Location: Compton Chamberlayne, Wiltshire,...
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Similar info on death info, but a different middle name shown
Whilst researching the family of my Great Grandfather, Frederick Williams, I learned from the 1901 England and Wales Census that he had a younger sister, born in 1899. Her name was Margaret Amy ...
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Finding names for parents of Louis Spitzer who was born 1826 in Prussia?
Who were the parents of Louis Spitzer born March 5, 1826 (per Death Certificate) in Gleiwitz, Silesia, Prussia?
He was jewish at death, but could have been Christian at birth.
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Birth certificate v Baptism entry
Bulford, Wiltshire, England
Year: 1823
Why is it there are Baptism entries but no Birth entries?
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Finding name changes and surname usage for children?
The following are from Queensland Australia records.
Margaret married James in 1886. They had 3 children between 1888 and 1895.
From 1897 to 1907 Margaret registered 4 more children. There was no ...
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Finding place of birth for Martha Hyde Bell of Quebec?
What I know:
Martha Hyde was born 1822?
Died February 1849 in Quebec.
Martha Hyde married William Bell in 1847 at Saint Paul’s Presbyterian Church in Quebec.
Martha gave birth to my great ...
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Finding birth records in Scotland?
It seems to me that freebmd does not cover Scotland.
Are there any free resources that do?
The ones I found charge 7.50 just to see the page.
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Finding parents of Lazarus Elisha Adams?
Who were the parents of Lazarus Elisha Adams born in Grundy, Tennessee in 1808?
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Explaining unknown person found in family listing in 1940 Federal Census of Iowa?
the 1940 federal census record for my dad's family is 100% accurate for the entire family - names spelled correctly, ages correctly listed - for 2 parents and their 4 children. But the census also ...
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Finding German birth record for Heinz Gunther Edward Curdt in early 20th Century?
I have been extensively researching my family ancestry. My grandfather is German and moved to England at age 7 around 1950-1952. I do not believe his father moved to England with him as he never knew ...
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How to interpret this Scottish Catholic Register birth/baptism entry?
I've found the entry for an ancestor's birth in the Scottish Catholic Register (1851, Glasgow) and I'm confused what two annotations might mean. I found it on ScotlandsPeople but have searched the ...
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Finding a town in Russia-Poland from 1910
On the passenger manifest arriving March 25, 1910, it shows my great grandfather, Stanislaw Zaniewski as being from "dawewicz" Russia. We are trying to track down his birth or baptismal records. He ...
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Finding records of professional athlete and trainer who married 1911 at Cardiff, Wales?
I have a marriage certificate for my wife's great Grandfather.
According to the certificate, he was born about 1885. He signed it as "Alexander Campbell Harris". He stated that his father was "Samuel ...
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Locating ancestor's birth town in New York State?
I am in the process of applying for my Italian citizenship and need many documents. The last document I need is my grandmother's birth certificate. She was born in 1916. On her marriage certificate ...
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1890s birth for Anna Hunkalo in Lwów?
I am trying to find information on the birth family of Anna Hunkalo, born 21 March, 1890/1897. Official records for her a few. Her country of origin is different on all of them, including her children'...
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Finding Grandfathers birth certificate born in Lwów Poland
I'm trying to find my Grandfathers birth certificate, he was born in Lwów/ Lvov 1922 back when it was Poland.
I've searched both the Galacia Database and Jewish Gen including all the usual Ancestry....
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Finding birth/baptism records for Prussian ancestor born around 1840?
My GreatGrandfather listed in his US census that he was born in Prussia around 1840. I believe that I traced him to Lubeck.
How can I find birth/baptism records for Lubeck/Travemunde for about that ...
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Are birth records of US adoptees really sealed?
My family history used to be cut and dry...My Mom was adopted to a good home. Taken in by the dentist of her biological mother, an 18 yr old immigrant from Ireland who was impregnated by her employer——...
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Seeking records of ancestor born in Lemberg/Lviv (Ukraine) in 1913?
My family and I are trying to find official records of my late grandmother. She was born in Lemberg in 1913.
First name: Bronislawa/Bertha
Last name: Barth/Halpern
I tried https://search....
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What is written over some of these Irish birth records?
In the below Irish birth records, two entries that interest me, 476 and 477, were crossed out, with some cursive writing on top of them (most visible in entries 473, 474, and 476). What is written ...
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Finding 1894 birth record for ancestor born in Poland?
How do I find my great grandfather's birth record?
His name was Victor Godlewski born in Poland on April 6,1894.
I have been using familysearch.org for researching but don't get anything on where ...
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Finding records in the place of origin of an immigrant to Canada & USA from Poland?
I need research strategies to find birth and early family records of Teodor Pawlowicz born Feb 26,1890 Dzikow, Poland. I believe the village is actually Stary Dzikow.
He emigrated to Canada Quebec ...
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Reading Ireland baptism record from 1826?
This is the baptism for Jacobus (James) Fleming and Maria (Mary) Dwyer’s daughter, Juliana. Juliana was baptized in the Sologhead Catholic Parish on 18 September 1826. Godparent: Honora. But I can't ...
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Determining birth year (~1837) and birthplace of Jeremiah Ryan from Drumwood, Tipperary, Ireland?
I've been trying to track down when and where Jeremiah Ryan was born. Over the years he has given a range of inconsistent birthdates while living in New Zealand. He died on 21 Jun 1907.
Names written ...
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What is meaning of apostatavit on 18th century Alsatian birth record?
I am looking at a birth record from Alsace, 1751. In the margin is written the word "apostatavit". I have not been able to figure out what that means.
Any ideas?
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Seeking 1880 Birth Record of Santa Catherine Gazzanovich at Brecon, Wales?
My Grandmothers sister was Mary Evans,born Merthyr Tydfil 1856. On the 5th may 1875 in Cardiff she married Nicoli Gazzanovich.
Their daughter Santa Catherine Gazzanovich was born in 1880 according ...
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Sharing DNA with Capon family.on AncestryDNA?
My Grand Father, James Alfred Capon, was a Nurse Child. He had the family surname on a census. I am in a Family Circle with the family he stayed with.
Does this mean he was their child?
My ...
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Changing birth certificate paternity in Oklahoma, USA?
I believe my father's birth certificate to be incorrect.
The man listed as his father was not his father. My father is deceased. The man listed as his father is deceased.
His actual biological ...
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What is the “household members” number in the New York birth index?
On Ancestry they have a search of the birth record index for New York City. One of the data fields is called "household members" and it has a long number. What does this mean? Here is an example:
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Finding 1904 Birth Record from Constanta, Romania? [duplicate]
My mother's mother was born at Constanta, Romania, at 1904 and after a time she immigrated to Istanbul,Turkey. She died at 1980 at Istanbul.
I want to find her birth records at Romania, where l must ...
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Finding parents for James Henry Posey who was born in Maryland 1831?
I have been looking for 2 years for the parents of:
James Henry Posey
Birth: 12 Sept 1831 St. Mary's Maryland, United States
Death: 24 April 1914 Alexandria, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
I ...
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Finding parent for William Jefferson KLJG-CYG who was born District of Columbia about 1810?
I have looked for 2 years and can't seem to find a parent for:
William Jefferson
Birth: About 1810 District of Columbia, United States
Death: 1890 Alexandria, Virginia
I can find several censuses ...
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Finding parents and precise Date of Birth for child born in Massachusetts in 1919?
The only record I can find for a child born in Massachusetts in 1919 has the name and year of birth, but not much else.
This is a link from Ancestry.com's Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1860-1970 for ...
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Establishing a link between birth and marriage records in an 18th German church register
I have been browsing a Lutheran church book for the town of Wetter, Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse in Germany that details 18th century birth and marriage records, and am trying to establish a link between ...
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Seeking birth/baptism record for Michael Zomolsky born 1913 in Ukraine?
I am trying to verify the birth family of my grandfather, Michael Zomolsky born 1913 Ukraine.
I believe he had these family members:
father: Stanley,
mother: Anna
brothers: John and Sam
one sister
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Seeking birth family of Srinivasan with parents Arunasalam and Amirtham poondi thanjavur in India?
I am a 1st generation Indian breed born in Malaysia. My father Indian born sometime in 1913 - 1915 left Thanjavur, India when he was in his teen. His name is Srinivasan. He has passed on in the year ...
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Who were parents of Johann Gottlieb Drange (b.1850 or 1851)
Johann Gottlieb Drange birthplace is given variously as Darschäwitz, Possen or Posen(possibly misspelled Preußen?), Germany, July 1850. The 1900 US Census lists him as “Jno G. Drange” of Cullom ...
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What proportion of the births or baptisms of children were recorded in early nineteenth century England?
It's usual to search for a baptism record as a substitute birth record in England in the period prior to the start of Civil Registration (i.e. pre-1837.) (Baptism records may also include birth ...
