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== Statutory Registers of Births, Marriages, Deaths == | == Statutory Registers of Births, Marriages, Deaths == | ||
===Birth Record/Certificate=== | ===Birth Record/Certificate=== | ||
A birth certificate records the following facts: | {| height="300" cellspacing="25" cellpadding="2" width="540" border="1" align="left" | ||
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|bgcolor="#E6EBE9"| A birth certificate records the following facts: | |||
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*Name of the child | *Name of the child | ||
*Gender | *Gender | ||
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*Occupation of the father | *Occupation of the father | ||
*Name of the informant, signature, residence, and qualification (often relationship). | *Name of the informant, signature, residence, and qualification (often relationship). | ||
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Additional information only on a 1855 birth certificate: | | bgcolor="#E6EBE9" |Additional information only on a 1855 birth certificate: | ||
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*Parents’ birthplace and age | *Parents’ birthplace and age | ||
*Parents’ marriage date and place | *Parents’ marriage date and place | ||
*Number of children previously born to the mother and whether alive or dead | *Number of children previously born to the mother and whether alive or dead | ||
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<u>After 1860 the parents’ marriage date and place is also given.</u> <br> | |<u>After 1860 the parents’ marriage date and place is also given.</u> <br> | ||
If the child was illegitimate, the record does not give the father’s name unless the father gave his permission and acknowledged the child. In that case, the child is registered under the father’s surname and the word “illegitimate” appears after the child’s name. | If the child was illegitimate, the record does not give the father’s name unless the father gave his permission and acknowledged the child. In that case, the child is registered under the father’s surname and the word “illegitimate” appears after the child’s name. | ||
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===Marriage Record/Certificates=== | ===Marriage Record/Certificates=== | ||