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Maureen

Maureen Report 6 Apr 2015 23:14

On a copy of a birth cert I received the date of birth was 7th Sept 1909 yet the birth was registered on 24 March 1910. I know nowadays you have to register within 6 weeks of the birth but does anyone know why it would be 6 months later.

The child was born at home 4 Commercial Square Ashton in Makerfield, I can see the family in 1911 census Michael Carlon wife Catherine at the address but can find no such place now and ideas about the area.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 6 Apr 2015 23:28

Births had to be registered within 42 days at the district or sub-district office, usually by the mother or father. If more days had elapsed but it was less than three months since the birth, the superintendent registrar had to be present and if between three months and a year, the registration could only be authorised by the Registrar General.

But that does not not explain your one unless they were visiting relatives in Ireland but then why register the birth in this country

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brummiejan

brummiejan Report 6 Apr 2015 23:55

A visit away might explain it though - they might not have realised they could register the birth in a different district (assuming that was allowed back then?,).
Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Maureen

Maureen Report 7 Apr 2015 00:12

Thanks for your replies,i looked more closely and their are 2 signatures on the cert.one is the Registrar and the other Superintendant Registrar, this will fit in with Glitterbaby reply.

It maybe they did return to Ireland for a time and only registered when returned,although this was the 3rd child and being Irish usually held Baptism soon after the baby was born,whether they would need the cert for this.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 7 Apr 2015 03:45

I don't think you need a birth certificate for a baby to be baptised.

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mgnv

mgnv Report 7 Apr 2015 06:09

Re: Commercial Sq
If you look at Michael's 1911 transcription, you'll see:

Registration district: Wigan
Registration District Number: 458
Sub-registration district: Ashton [or Ashton in Makerfield]
ED, institution, or vessel: 3
Piece: 23090

Commercial Sq may not exist now, but you can see what the 1911 enumerator's walk looked like.
Maybe some of the surrounding streets still exist.

Go to the 1911 summary books:
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=1708

On the right, you can "Browse this collection":

Co = Lancs
Civ Par = Ashton in Makerfield
Enumerator's district = 3

and go thru the book.



Compare the streets with a modern map, e.g., http://www.streetmap.co.uk/
If you look up the place "Ashton", it takes you to zoom level 4.
Zoom levels 1 and 2 are the street map levels.