Hi Don, As with everything - our histories - have histories - some we don't know and never will, others - we may change to suit ourselves. Celebreties years ago - did this often. Birth Registrations are available in B.C. in the 121st year after the event. Perhaps Karen - should try the Vital Records for Washington State - Seattle again. Births, Marriages ,Deaths - are much easier to obtain in the U.S. [ or at least were a few years back] The marriage of the parents should be easy to obtain - Should help - to research further ancestry if interested. <snip> Gypsy Rose Lee (also known as Rose Louise Hovick and Louise Hovick) (<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/February_9>February 9, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/1911>1911 or <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/1914>1914 – <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/April_26>April 26, <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/1970>1970)<snip> http://www.cemeteryguide.com/lee.html Lee was born Rose Louise Hovick on Feb. 9, 1914, in Seattle, WA. She died on April 26, 1970, in Los Angeles, CA. http://www.washington.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file_id=5686 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gypsy_Rose_Lee June Havoc (born November 8, 1916) is an American actress, dancer, writer, and theater director. She was born Ellen Evangeline Hovick in Vancouver, ...Some sources indicate that her birth name was Ellen June Hovick, and that she was actually born in <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/1913>1913.<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources>[citation needed<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki//wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources>] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_Havoc Cheers, Stella At 04:03 PM 03/04/2007, you wrote: >Can anyone help her?? > >-----Original Message----- >From: Karen Abbott [mailto:karenabb@comcast.net] >Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:34 PM >To: copies@bccopies.ca >Subject: birth record question > >Hi, > >I'm a writer working on a book for Random House about 1930s burlesque >legend Gypsy Rose Lee, and I'm trying to trace her family lineage. >Gypsy's real name was Rose Louise Hovick, and it's always been >assumed that she was born in Seattle, Washington, USA. (Her sister, >Ellen June Hovick, reportedly was born in Vancouver.) However, I >recently obtained a copy of Ellen June's birth certificate, which >indicates that she was born in Seattle--not Vancouver--and on a date >that is frequently cited as Gypsy's birthday. > >I'm guessing that Gypsy was born out of wedlock, and her mother >either didn't report the birth, or went north to deliver the baby in >Canada so the neighbors wouldn't talk (hence the Vancouver >reference). Ellen June's birthday is recorded as January 8, 1911, and >Gypsy was approximately two years older, so I assume she was born in >either 1908 or 1909. Is there any way to search for and obtain birth >certificates in Vancouver for these years? I'm not quite sure how the >system works, but I'd happily hire a local researcher if that would >increase my chances of finding birth date information for Rose Louise >Hovick. I live in Atlanta, GA, USA, so my ability to search for >records myself is obviously limited. > >Any advice or leads would be greatly appreciated. My number is >678-521-8045. > >Thanks so much for your time and help. > >Sincerely, > >Karen Abbott >www.sininthesecondcity.com > > >Hi Karen, > Unfortunately the laws in British Columbia don't allow birth records >to become public until 110 years after the event. I can't think of any other >method to find out, especially if the mother came from Seattle just to have >a baby and then return. The census and phone records would be of no help. I >am going to forward your email to the BC List and see if anyone there has an >idea. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. > >Don (in Vancouver) > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >email to >CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-request@rootsweb.com with >the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message