It has been known that recordation of vital records in Baltimore City was required by law starting January 1, 1875, but unknown to a lot of people, there existed a system for keeping such records prior to that date. So the following records that were recorded didn't seem to follow any set rule as to when or how a birth was recorded. (B)4 Births (C)1........#4 continued & C1 ********************** BRYAN, CARRYL HARPER, m / w, b. Baltimore, 9 march 1868, s / o Wm. Sheppard & Elizabeth E. BRYAN, FO: Lawyer, Rec: 23 July 1868 *** BAUER, GEORGE ADAM HENRY, m / w, b. Baltimore, 26 April 1869, s / o Peter & Mary BAUER, FO: Laborer, Rec: no date entered...See next entry. *** BAUER, FREDERICK, m / w, b. Baltimore, 29 May 1874, d / o(?) Peter & Mary BAUER, FO: Laborer, Rec: 30 May 1874 *** BAUER, MARGARET, f / w, b. Baltimore, 29 May 1874, d / o Peter & Mary BAUER, FO: Laborer, Rec: 30 May 1874 *** BARNET, y RUIZ, CARLOS, m / w, b. Baltimore, 22 Dec. 1869, s / o Joaquin & Amalia Ruiz y BARNET, fo: Analytical Chemist, Rec: 20 Oct. 1879 *** BOWERSOCK, ALBEERT CURTIS, m / w, b. Baltimore, 8 Dec. 1874, s / o A. & Emma BOWERSOCK, FO: Not stated, Rec: 11 June 1937. ( N.B. Papers in document file in vault, Bureau of vital Statistics. ) *** *************** C1 ******************** *** CONSTANCE, VIRGINIA LEE, f / w, b. Baltimore, 3 July 1865, d / o John George & Ida Constance, FO: shoemaker, Rec: 27 Dec. 1865 *** CRUSE, JOSEPH H. m / w, b. Baltimore, 1 Nov. 1865, s / o Joseph A. & Annie R. CRUSE, FO: Machinist, Rec: 9 Jan. 1866 *** COLLINS, GEORGIANNA BOYCE, f / w, b. Baltimore, 23 July 1865, d / o George w. & Anne Rebecca COLLINS, FO: Clerk, Rec: 28 Feb. 1866 ************ (C)2 continued *************** Tim Robinson Catonsville, Balto. Md. HomePage: > http://timrobinson.scriptingoff.com < County Co-Ordinator / Baltimore County > U.S.GenExchange > > http://www.genexchange.org/county.cfm?state=md& county=baltimore < 1-410-744-3918-Home 1-410-274-8117-Cell 1-410-508-4193-Pager 1-410-307-2053-Fax