What did the parents do for a living? My Mum's family were canal boatmen. In one of my boat families at about the time you're talking about, 8 children were born, and only one was registered (the youngest), and three baptised.. Itinerant population could easily slip through the net, Angela ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryn Town" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 11:32 PM Subject: [KENT-ENG] GRO Registrations > Hi all > > I have come acros six siblings born over a period of thirteen years > (1847-1865) none of whom appear to have had their births registered with > the GRO. I can't avoid the conclusion that this was a deliberate act of > omission on the part of their parents. Can anyone suggest what their > motives might have been? > > Fortunately for my research all six children were baptised and their birth > dates recorded. > > I'd be interested in your thoughts. > > Regards .... Bryn (Mt. Victoria, NSW, Australia) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.930 / Virus Database: 2437.1.1/5154 - Release Date: 07/25/12 07:42:00