I had hoped to find a birth certificate for my ancestor Ambrose Honey believed to have been born in Lambourn, Berkshire in or about January 1844. He is found in the IGI and in the related microfilmed Lambourn parish records as Christened April 14th 1844. He appears in the 1851 and 1861 Lambourn census. By November 1863 he is found in the United States. The 1900 U.S. Census indicates he was born in January 1844 and his 1912 death certificate indicates he was born January 6, 1844. According to the charts on FreeBMD the 1843 and 1844 birth indexes are 100% transcribed and his birth is not found. I have tried searches using the last name, first name and variations on the names but found nothing. I have examined the scans from the original indexes on FreeBMD and failed to find him. Every one of his siblings born after July 1, 1837 appear in the FreeBMD index. I am looking for ideas of why his birth record is the only missing family record. Could the index used by FreeBMD be incorrect and there be an available birth certificate? Is this a clue that possibly he was adopted? Did they simply miss recording an occasional birth? Any thoughts or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Daryl