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For questions about documents pertaining to an individual person's birth, including birth certificates, registers and indexes

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What is required to prove who I am?

The 'proof' required in your family tree is no different for yourself than for any other person. Would you accept a birth certificate and statement from someone else's mother? Probably, as both are u …
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Is this Birth Certificate acceptable as proof of surnames?

The surname is not given next to the child's forename, but the father's surname and mother's maiden names are given. The common naming practice in Queenland in 1959 was almost certainly for the child …
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How can I find a professional genealogist to perform a search in Italy?

When selecting and hiring a professional genealogist you may wish to consider the following: Commitment to ethical conduct. Unlike lawyers, the genealogy profession is unregulated and there are are …
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Citing local BMD registrations in England and Wales

This is really a question about how the UK civil registration system works, because it is the system that leads to the end products (e.g. indexes, birth certificates). The system has developed to mee …
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