In England at present it is perfectly legal for a person to obtain any birth certificate for any person living or dead. A birth certificate is simply proof that such a person as the details describe was born on the date shown and does not constitute proof of identification. There does however appear to be a paranoid fringe developing that takes the view that the release of such public records are an intrusion of privacy. Cheers Guy TheCoopster53MR@aol.com wrote: > Hi Everybody, > > Am I allowed to obtain a copy of a birth certificate of a living person > without their knowledge or is this totally taboo? I fear the latter but would > like your comments on the matter. > > Bryan > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 -- Wakefield England http://www.archivecdbooks.org Where you find the answer http://gye.future.easyspace.com Worldwide Cemetery Links, Monumental Inscriptions, War Graves, etc. http://freespace.virgin.net/guy.etchells Transcripts, Parish Records, Calendar, Abbreviations, Returns of Owners of Lands etc. etc.