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certificate help please

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Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 11 Oct 2007 19:57

There is a young John here. His father Benjamin is a gardener....
Name: John Simpson
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1900
Relation: Grandson
Father's Name: Benjamin
Mother's Name: Margaret
Gender: Male
Where born: Haile, Cumberland, England

Civil Parish: Haile
Ecclesiastical parish: Haile
Town: Haile
County/Island: Cumberland
Country: England

Registration district: Whitehaven
Sub-registration district: Egremont
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Neighbors: View others on page
Household schedule number: 10
Household Members: Name Age
Mary Gainford 76
Benjamin Simpson 38
John Simpson 1
Margaret Simpson 32


Gwyn

***Rose Tea***

***Rose Tea*** Report 11 Oct 2007 19:30

have you tried looking for the father benjamin on 1901 census ? i see your problem on trying to find a birth there is a lot john simpsons on the births ,

***Rose Tea***

***Rose Tea*** Report 11 Oct 2007 19:23

you are welcome. sorry that i could not help anymore .

~*kazza*~

~*kazza*~ Report 11 Oct 2007 19:20

I think I should do that as its driving me mad
Thanks for your time and help

Kaz

***Rose Tea***

***Rose Tea*** Report 11 Oct 2007 19:17

as for you q some of the certs i have received have been copied others have been hand wrote.could you not phone them and let them know that you cannot read it?

~*kazza*~

~*kazza*~ Report 11 Oct 2007 19:16

His name is John Simpson
Wife Martha Alice Kirby

Father Benjamin - Labourer

Kaz

***Rose Tea***

***Rose Tea*** Report 11 Oct 2007 19:12

any name?possible father? even fathers occopation might help

~*kazza*~

~*kazza*~ Report 11 Oct 2007 19:10

Its his age. Looks like 22

I have studied it and studied it but cant seem to get it right.

its a definite 2 and then something else. Ive tried to look at other numbers and it really looks like a 2.

This is 1922, which would make his birth 1900.
His wife is 19.

Kaz

***Rose Tea***

***Rose Tea*** Report 11 Oct 2007 19:05

what details have you got on the cert that you cant read?

~*kazza*~

~*kazza*~ Report 11 Oct 2007 19:00

Does anyone know when we buy certs..

1) Are they photocopies of the original

2) Are they new ones hand written by someone.


I have a cert and part of the age is missing, it is proving to be extremely hard work as I cant find his birth cert due to the age being unreadable.

I have ordered certs on what I think it could be but is proving to be wrong all the time.

Unless he is totally missing from the births records.

Do I have to rebuy this to find it out?

Thanks

Kaz