>>if I CAN write for a copy of the actual birth record that would include >>parent's names, would I request the record of "male child Silvers" or "Edward >>Silvers"? My father, myself and my son were all born in NJ. Our birth certificates are all alike. All they give is name, date of birth and place of birth. The state must keep more information, because the form I filled out at the time of my son's birth listed my maiden name and my husband's name plus other stuff I can't remember.