Liz wrote: > Alexander was a Poor Law Clerk in 1901 and Arnold's family had moved to > London where his father was a Tobacconist Shop Assistant. My bet is that it > was Alexander. Alexander was Clerk Assistant To Board Of Guardians in Bristol in 1911, so he does seem the most likely candidate. Sometime between then and 1915 he became the Bristol registrar. Thanks :)) It might be worth contacting Bristol Register Office to see if they can confirm it is him. Next question: what sort of training, if any, would a registrar have needed at that time or would his skills as a Clerk been enough? -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton and Greinton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Charani wrote: > It might be worth contacting Bristol Register Office to see if they > can confirm it is him. I phoned Bristol Register Office about Alexander Reginald MAGGS. They have a list of all the registrars from 1905 and he doesn't appear on it. That suggests he may have been a registrar from at least 1901 when he was given as clerk to the Board of Guardians. > Next question: what sort of training, if any, would a registrar have > needed at that time or would his skills as a Clerk been enough? I asked the registrar I spoke to about this and she didn't know. She's going to see what she can find out for me and give me a call next week. The lady she believes would know the answers is off sick at the moment. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton and Greinton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk