Birth Registration

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

Is it illegal to register a child twice under different surnames?

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

You wouldn't happen to mean you have seen two index entries with different surnames which appear to be for the same birth?

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

Indeed I would Merry...distant-ish relatives you understand :o

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

Most likely they parents were not married but both attended the registration, so both names could go on the cert. What year was it?

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

2 different years Merry! 1941 and 1942...so the child is still alive. In 1941 (when he was actually born) he has his mother's maiden surname which is very unusual. Parent's marry in late 1941. 2nd registration in 1942 in father's (?) surname with mother's unusual maiden name. My Mum has confirmed that he was born in 1941 and, besides, the 1942 registration is in the quarter before his sister was registered so can't be the right one

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

There's no death either

[Orangeblossom]

Could be he was re-registered when they married?

[Breckland Jane]

The GRO site states the following:

If the natural parents have married each other since the birth, they need to re-register the birth so that a new birth record can be created showing the child as a child of the parents’ marriage.

Jane

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

Thanks Tracy and Jane. Would they not have had to have made a note beside the two entries then?

Also, what about children that aren't registered? Is that illegal? Cos they had 3 of those aswell :D

[Olde Crone Holden]

As Jane says, it's a re-registration. Doesn't matter which cert you send for, you'll get the amended one, which has superceded the original one.

OC

[the meercat]

some times if the mum and dad are caught out lying they have to register the birth again.
i have twin cousins and they are down three times in mums name and three times in dads altough one of them for the dads name is a reregister.

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

Hiya Meercat Hope you are well

The mother of this child had a terribly hard life and I wouldn't be surprised if she was made to tell some lies :(

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

As Jane says, it's a re-registration. Doesn't matter which cert you send for, you'll get the amended one, which has superceded the original one.

OC

I agree with this!

[the meercat]

hi jeannette
my auntie and uncle were just thick and the judge was none to pleased either.
i am well, hope you are.

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

Aye, well this family weren't the brightest either :D

Merry....I agree to but would they not make a note by the sides of the entries on the index?(Think they do something similiar with adoptions???) There are no notes next to either entry

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

Aye, well this family weren't the brightest either :D

Merry....I agree to but would they not make a note by the sides of the entries on the index?(Think they do something similiar with adoptions???) There are no notes next to either entry

Yes there should be a ref to the "other" index entry. I expect it just got overlooked :(

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

Thanks Merry. So nice to see you thinking the best of people....unlike me :D

[Merry Monty Montgomery]

What were you thinking they did? Went and registered an imaginary baby? It would be easier to do a re-registration, wouldn't it? lol

[Breckland Jane]

I agree with this!

Sorry, I have to disagree with this.

I have a copy of my uncle's original birth certificate. It states at the end that the birth was re-registered under the Legitimacy Act 1926 and gives the date of re-registration. When I received it from the GRO they sent a covering letter stating that the certificate would be of no use for passport applications etc. and the replacement certificate would need to be ordered.

My uncle was born before the 1926 Act so perhaps with more recent births they would only send the replacement certificate.

Jane

[Jeanette In Yorkshire]

No, just thinking as they weren't very bright and knowing what a B the father was, it may not have been overlooked in the indexes and that they just went ahead and did it regardless...either they didn't realise it was illegal, or they did and didn't care, or the mother was forced under duress if you know what I mean