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==== Births (Naissances) ==== | ==== Births (Naissances) ==== | ||
* Name of child | |||
* | * Gender of child | ||
*Names of the parents, including the mother's maiden surname. | * Date and place of birth | ||
* | * Names of the parents, including the mother's maiden surname. | ||
* Names of the parents of a single mother | |||
The records may provide additional details, such as: | The records may provide additional details, such as: | ||
*Ages of the parents | * Ages of the parents | ||
*Occupation of the father | * Occupation of the father | ||
*Place of origin of the parents | * Place of origin of the parents | ||
Births were usually registered within two or three days of the child's birth, usually by the father, but sometimes by a relative or friend, especially if the father was absent. Corrections to a birth record, marriage of the parents of an illegitimate child, or rectifications of any kind may have been added as marginal notes. <br> | Births were usually registered within two or three days of the child's birth, usually by the father, but sometimes by a relative or friend, especially if the father was absent. Corrections to a birth record, marriage of the parents of an illegitimate child, or rectifications of any kind may have been added as marginal notes. <br> | ||