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I was having a look online last night for a birth and found an entry which is registered as a consular return, which I have been informed as being registered at the British consulate. Her father was a minister of religion which could mean he was a missionary. I have no idea where this birth occurred yet but can anyone suggest where I can search to see where he was based

Suggest you buy the birth cert from the GRO for its info

Specify it's an overseas birth and the order adjusts for the GRO ref

Do you need any help in finding the birth ?

Time-scale?

I know the year, 1940

You definitely need to obtain a copy of the birth cert

Too recent for online records..............apart from emigration.

What were the names and birth years of the parents?

Margaret Hood Gibson Thomson b1922 and James Innes b1922ish

A tree on Ancestry has Margaret Hood Gibson Thomson born 18 Jan 1912, Glasgow, daughter of Richard Thomson & Margaret Hood Gibson. She married James Innes 7 Aug. 1936, Glasgow and died 2006, Glasgow.

So where does 1922 fit in?

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 about James Innes
Name: James Innes
Gender: Male
Age: 27
Birth Date: abt 1909
Departure Date: 28 Nov 1936
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Destination Port: Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Ship Name: Arlanza
Shipping line: Royal Mail Lines Limited
Official Number: 132021
Master: A Cocks

Missionary with wife Margaret (age 24).

Sorry my mistake, it is 1912, dunno why I was thinking 1922

Any comment on the info provided?

This looks like the family returning to UK:

UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
about Margaret Innes Name: Margaret Innes
Birth Date: 18 Jan 1912
Age: 44
Port of Departure: Southampton, England
Arrival Date: 14 Jan 1957
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ports of Voyage: Southampton
Ship Name: Camito
Search Ship Database: View the 'Camito' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Shipping line: Messrs Elders and Fyffes Ltd
Official Number: 1971/01

The original is typewritten with many mistakes, James surname doesn't look like Innes but his birthdate is 22 June 1909. There is a Margaret Innes with them born 3 June 1940. Their citizenship is Jamaican, Jamaica being their last permanent residence. They plan to make England their future permanent residence. They're heading to 146 Queen Victoria St., London. His occupation is secretary.

It does seem to be them in the passenger list, they did marry in August 1936, and it's possible that it is my tree on ancestry that the details are listed on

That would be them, 18/01/1912 was Margarets date of birth

Also:
New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 about James Innes
Name: James Innes
Arrival Date: 5 May 1941
Birth Date: abt 1910
Birth Location: Scotland
Birth Location Other: Glasgow, Scotland
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Friend's Name: Dr. Erick North
Port of Departure: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Brazil
Search Ship Database: Search the Brazil in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database

Looks like they went to Canada for a few months:
Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956 about James Innes
Name: James Innes
Arrival Date: 29 Sep 1941
Port of Arrival: Buffalo, New York, USA
Accompanied By: Wife Margaret Child Cecelia Child Margaret
Departure Contact: Father James
Age: 32
Birth Date: abt 1909
Birth Place: Glasgow
Birth Country: Scotland
Gender: Male
Race/Nationality: Scottish (Scotish)
Record has photo?: No
Record Type: Cards

(Both children born Brazil.).

GRO Consular Birth Indices (1849 to 1965) Transcription
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First Name MARGARET G
Last Name INNES
Year Range 1936-1940
Place RIO DE JANEIRO
Country BRAZIL
Volume 34
Page 50
Record Source GRO Consular Birth Indices (1849 to 1965)
Record set British nationals born overseas 1818-2005



GRO Consular Birth Indices (1849 to 1965) Transcription
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First Name CECILIA B
Last Name INNES
Year Range 1936-1940
Place RIO DE JANEIRO
Country BRAZIL
Volume 31
Page 79
Record Source GRO Consular Birth Indices (1849 to 1965)
Record set British nationals born overseas 1818-2005

Thank you for all the replies