Bearing in mind that the Civil Registration Birth Certificate is what it says - a birth certificate, whereas the entry from the parish register is a baptism/christening entry! Some of these entries can be many months from the birth date although some are quite close and not all baptism/christening entries give a date of birth. Regards, Michael McAllister www.dig4ancestors.co.uk ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Carr" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 11:58 AM Subject: Re: [B'ham] Copies of PR entries > I've just checked with the library and while this is possible, it's £3 > and you must know all of the information such as the exact date and > place, they won't search within a quarter for example. > > You can of course go into the library and search yourself with a > photocopy costing 40p. > > Dave Carr > > On 19 May 2008, at 08:37, Graham Cole wrote: > > No! Wow, thanks for that information. > Chris > >> I know it's expensive to buy Civil Registration birth certificates, > but did you know that if you email the archivist at Birmingham Library at > [email protected] you can get a copy of the original entry in > the > parish records for just £1? > Much cheaper than applying for birth certs. < > > Barb Stacey > Solihull > UK > > > > > > > >