It might be possible to find a baptism in the parish records at The Keep. Lots of births missed being registered in the early years of registration. Sent from my hudl On 23 Sep 2015 21:56, Karen Lynas via <sfhg@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > I have recently obtained a copy of a Birth Certificate from the General > Register Office for Herbert Sargent, b 3rd May 1845 in Northiam, son of > George and Caroline (nee Baker) Sargent. > If this is of any use to anybody, send your address, and I will post it on, > or I can scan and email. > > Alternatively, is there a repository within SFHG for such certificates? > > I was hoping this would be for my gt gt gt grandfather Herbert Sargent who > was, according to the census returns, born between 1843 - 1845 in Beckley, > as this is the only likely birth registered around that time according to > BMD. > > Can anyone tell me if it was common for births not to be registered in > those times? > > Karen Lynas > 14897 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message