Judy - It was not uncommon for births to not be registered until documentation was necessary for something - particularly among non english speaking immigrants. My mother in law & 2 of her sisters (Lithuanian) born early in the century were later registered as "delayed births" with proper identification and witnesses so that they could obtain birth certificates, passports, etc. Grit ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2001 7:45 AM Subject: Re: [CTNEWHAV] Birth Certificates/Register > I was told that some births went unregistered. My aunt who would have been > well past 100 now knew the exact place {street address as well as town} of > her birth but sadly, no birth certificate was ever found. I have a birth > cert from an aunt born 1895 in New Britain which states that a $10 penalty > was charged for failure to register a birthwithin the first week of the month > next after the birth. I have a hard time understanding that and I expect my > family did also since they spoke no English. In a letter written by my aunt, > she states that it was the midwifes responsibility to resister the birth. I > do not know how true that is. Well, my point is: If the family did not get > around to registering the birth in a timely fashion, perhaps they did not > have the $10 fine so never registered the birth. Just a thought. > > > ==== CTNEWHAV Mailing List ==== > Need to reach Colleen, the discussion coordinator? Send her an email > at <[email protected]>. > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=702&sourceid=1237 >