My friend and I have been trying to find an entry in the Birth Indexes for Ada Menhennett. Ada was born 3 Sept 1905 in Battersea. She was baptised 15 Sept 1905 at St Saviours Battersea. The baptism register gives her date of birth as well as her date of baptism.
Her parents were Richard Charles Menhennett and Emily Rebecca Moult. Richard and Emily had 8 children that we know of -
Emily Rebecca born 1900, Richard Charles born 1902, Ada born 1905, Alice Elizabeth born 1910, Millicent born 1912, Albert born 1917, Lily also born 1917 and Marjorie born 1920. They were all born in Battersea.
My friend is one of Ada's daughter, so she does know her mother's date of birth. She also knows Ada's siblings as they were her aunts and uncles and their children were her cousins.
Once we started searching, we discovered that of the 8 children only four were registered - Emily, Albert, Lily and Marjorie.
Only Ada, Alice, Albert and Lily were baptised.
I know that it was quite common for births to be unregistered before 1875, but I would have thought that by 1902 everybody would have been registered. Can anyone find these missing entries, or offer an explanation as to why they were missing?
Her parents were Richard Charles Menhennett and Emily Rebecca Moult. Richard and Emily had 8 children that we know of -
Emily Rebecca born 1900, Richard Charles born 1902, Ada born 1905, Alice Elizabeth born 1910, Millicent born 1912, Albert born 1917, Lily also born 1917 and Marjorie born 1920. They were all born in Battersea.
My friend is one of Ada's daughter, so she does know her mother's date of birth. She also knows Ada's siblings as they were her aunts and uncles and their children were her cousins.
Once we started searching, we discovered that of the 8 children only four were registered - Emily, Albert, Lily and Marjorie.
Only Ada, Alice, Albert and Lily were baptised.
I know that it was quite common for births to be unregistered before 1875, but I would have thought that by 1902 everybody would have been registered. Can anyone find these missing entries, or offer an explanation as to why they were missing?
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