Hi Scott Could you share with us the names and dates in question? I think you will find that the address was Chiddingfold, not Chiddingford, but no births for a a WITLEY (or even a WHITELY) in the relevant RD. Best wishes Caroline > > 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

Witley (the place) is only a couple of miles from Chiddingfold and in the same RD (Hambledon). HTH Judy London, UK -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Caroline Bradford Could you share with us the names and dates in question? I think you will find that the address was Chiddingfold, not Chiddingford, but no births for a a WITLEY (or even a WHITELY) in the relevant RD. Best wishes Caroline > > 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