Hi Scott Can you send a scan of the cert or put it somewhere for others to see and give an opinion You surely must have more information than you have posted, what names are on it etc If its for your great grandmother what was her name? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Dear list members, > > We recently found in some old family files a very damaged birth certificate, > apparently an original. It's probably that of my my great grand mother of > whom we know almost nothing, hence my interest. > > At the top is has hand written "Witley" and the address of the father is > given as Lawn Cottage, Chiddingford. > > > At the bottom we have the following > > ".. 68 in the Birth Register Book No. 16 for the .... Witness my Hand this > 27th day of ...." > > Where the 68, 16 and 27 are all hand-written, > > The name and maiden surname of the mother are given, but thar's about all > (e.g., no name of father) I have tried looking up in FreeBMD, familysearch > and the various censuses that cover a likely period but there's nothing that > matches. > > Is there any chance of following up on this scanty information? Any ideas of > what the next step I could take could be be. > > Many thanks > > Scott