This is the short version certificate for those who could not afford the full version. My mother had one in 1922 as did her brother! Don't thisnbk they isse these anymore Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: <topoisomer@yahoo.com> To: <dur-nbl-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:31 AM Subject: [DUR-NBL] Stamps on reverse of 1914 birth certificate > Hi All, > > After a visit to my parents' home, I have access to the original documents > I have previously only had access to, and ones I have not seen before. > > One is an original 1914 birth certificate, of a type have not seen in real > life > its this type, although this is not mine: > http://www.mike-allen.org.uk/alf/bcert.htm > > However on closer inspection it has official stamps on the back. > at what would be about 7 months of age, and 18 months of age, and one at > some point between 9 and 21 months, (I can only make out the year.) > The ink stamps are oval in nature, and have the day in DD/MMM/YYYY format > with some writing round the outside. > > Might be "official <???> District" or "office <????> durham" > > One inkstamp to on the back I could understand, but three over two years? > > Any of the wise owls on this list have any ideas? > > Ta > Jack > > > > > > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Section 30 of the 1874 Act stated that a registrar shall, upon demand made at the time of registering any birth by the person giving the information concerning the birth, and upon payment of a fee not exceeding three pence, give to such person a certificate under his hand, in the prescribed form, of having registered that birth. This was the Short Birth Certificate, as the Ordinary Certificate was 2s. 6d. as required by the 1836 Act. There was also a short 'Certificate of Birth' provided under the 'Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1947.' This was available from Monday 15th December 1947 and cost 6d.You can still get a Short birth Certificate from the local Registrars, although they are the same price as a full certificate. Stan Mapstone On 24 August 2010 11:56, Dr Ray Morris <morris.w@btconnect.com> wrote: > This is the short version certificate for those who could not afford the > full version.  My mother had one in 1922 as did her brother! Don't thisnbk > they isse these anymore > > Ray > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <topoisomer@yahoo.com> > To: <dur-nbl-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:31 AM > Subject: [DUR-NBL] Stamps on reverse of 1914 birth certificate > > >> Hi All, >> >> After a visit to my parents' home, I have access to the original documents >> I have previously only had access to, and ones I have not seen before. >> >> One is an original 1914 birth certificate, of a type have not seen in real >> life >> its this type, although this is not mine: >> http://www.mike-allen.org.uk/alf/bcert.htm >> >> However on closer inspection it has official stamps on the back. >> at what would be about 7 months of age, and 18 months of age, and one at >> some point between 9 and 21 months, (I can only make out the year.) >> The ink stamps are oval in nature, and have the day in DD/MMM/YYYY format >> with some writing round the outside. >> >> Might be "official <???> District" or "office <????> durham" >> >> One inkstamp to on the back I could understand, but three over two years? >> >> Any of the wise owls on this list have any ideas? >> >> Ta >> Jack >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== >> To Post a message to this list send it to, >> DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com >> >> ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== >> List Web Page >> http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > >  ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Ray, I believe it is still possible to buy a short birth certificate for proof of identity purposes. John Robson ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dr Ray Morris" <morris.w@btconnect.com> To: <topoisomer@yahoo.com>; <dur-nbl-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:56 AM Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] Stamps on reverse of 1914 birth certificate > This is the short version certificate for those who could not afford the > full version. My mother had one in 1922 as did her brother! Don't thisnbk > they isse these anymore > > Ray ______________________________________________ This email has been scanned by Netintelligence http://www.netintelligence.com/email

A standard (full) certificate is required when applying for official documents such as passports, driving licences and job. Stan On 24 August 2010 15:05, john robson <rieverjohn@mypostoffice.co.uk> wrote: > Hi Ray, > I believe it is still possible to buy a short birth certificate for proof > of > identity purposes. > > John Robson > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr Ray Morris" <morris.w@btconnect.com> > To: <topoisomer@yahoo.com>; <dur-nbl-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 11:56 AM > Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] Stamps on reverse of 1914 birth certificate > > > > This is the short version certificate for those who could not afford the > > full version. My mother had one in 1922 as did her brother! Don't > thisnbk > > they isse these anymore > > > > Ray > > > ______________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by Netintelligence > http://www.netintelligence.com/email > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >