Hello, A sister of mine said that our mother gave birth to a full term, but stillborn child in c 1928.I have checked all the birth records to no avail,so am presuming the baby boy's birth wasn't registered.As there is no record of burial also,what would have happened to the body? This was in Pontypool Thank you Roy

On Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:53:42 +0000 R Davies <davies_r11@sky.com> wrote: Hello R, > A sister of mine said that our mother gave birth to a full >term, but stillborn child in c 1928.I have >checked all the birth records to no avail,so am presuming the baby >boy's birth wasn't registered.As there By that time, still births *were* registered. However, they were, and still are, registered separately from other births and deaths. The registers are not open to public scrutiny, and only certain persons can obtain certificates for the stillborn child. There used to be details on the GRO web site, but I can't locate them now. However, if memory serves, it's only close blood relatives (parent, sibling, child) that can obtain such a certificate. >is no record of burial also,what would have happened to the body? Cremated perhaps, or was quietly put in another coffin and buried with that person. "That person" may, or may not, have been a relative. > This was in Pontypool Same rules an possibilities are true throughout England and Wales, with the exception that in England, registrations must be in English, whereas in Wales they can be in either English or Welsh. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" You said you ain't had none for weeks, but baby I seen your arms Deny - The Clash