Hi Dianne Before 1874 although registration of events was compulsory, the onus was on the registrar to seek the event out, there was no penalty for not registering, although by 1865 most births were registered, some were missed, in 1874 that changed to place the onus on the parents, relatives or owner of the house where it occurred In theory events should be registered as soon as possible after they occurred The quarters being January to March, April to June, July to September, October to December An event of the 20th June might be registered in the second quarter April to June, but its more likely to be in the third quarter July to September, however it might be later or not at all If you don't find your event, also look for male (Surname) or female (Surname) as some were registered before a name was chosen for the child Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/11/2014 09:47, dianneb851 via wrote: > I have a birthdate of 30 june, 1865, which quarter of the UK BDM’s would I need to get to confirm this? > Dianne