I could not find the birth of my husband's grandfather, John Shaw. He is there though on the second child's birth record. Why you ask? Well he was born about 12 months before they married. robyn.qld.oz. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carollyn Williams" <wisteria@netspace.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2003 1:47 AM Subject: Re: [GEELONG] Registration compulsory for a stillbirth? > My grandparents had a stillborn child in 1904 of which nothing was ever spoken. Altho I did not search for the birth cert, I found it listed on a later childs cert and the buriel in cemetery records. > Carollyn Williams > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Wendy Windmill > To: AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 5:11 AM > Subject: [GEELONG] Registration compulsory for a stillbirth? > > > Hi all, > > I'd assumed that registration was needed for all deaths, but between the > years 1939-1946 was registration altered in Victoria, in respect to > still-born children? A friend's been told by an elderly acquaintance that > her parents did have a child between these years, between the births of > their two other children, however this was never spoken of, and a search of > the Victorian Deaths CD does not disclose this. We'd be grateful for your > input. > Wendy > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Research Centres & Museums : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdresc.htm > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GEELONG-DISTRICT Mailing List ==== > Geelong & District Churches : > http://www.zades.com.au/geelong/gdchur.htm >