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Hi, I'd like to thank you for helping me.

I'm now pritty certain my Dorothy Hume was born Dora and that there has been a mistake on the birth cert either by the parents stating the wrong month or the registrar. I have searched for all Dora/Dorothy/Hume/Hulme and it points me right back to the one person. I have also searched the census and there is only one Dora with parents called Mary and Thomas. The parish records also confirm that only one Dora Hulme or Hume was christened and her d.o.b is Feb not Jan and her parents are also Mary and Thomas with the name variant Hulme.

Thanks for the info. The person helping me before managed to find Dora's christening record which also says the date of birth is February and she has the same parents. Which is another reason I think the date on the birth cert is wrong.

I doubt that registering a few days late would bother the registrar................BUT, all the MORE reason for January to be accurate, if you think it through

You can't presume anything about info given at death

The son only knew his mother's DOB because she told him........................it didn't have to be right.

My son takes my word for my DOB......................it happens to be accurate, but it could just as easily not be.

Thank you I have this record in my keep safe and will order the cert.

Marriages Mar 1893 (>99%)

Hall Mary Ann Gateshead 10a 1009
Hume Thomas Gateshead 10a 1009

It says on the birth cert dora's mother was Mary Hume formerly Hall.

The date on the death certificate was given by her son so I presume it is right.

My grandfather's mother is Dorothy Maughan formerly Hume but there are no records for a Dorothy being born in that area.

The Marriage cert says her father is Thomas Hume

The death certificate says her D.O.B is 25/02/1895

I ordered the birth cert for Dora Hume as she was born in the right area, quarter and year and her father is Thomas.

The birth was registered on 12th March 1895 which would have been about 4 days over. I also found out that if the birth was registered late the super intendance would have also signed the certificate.

The 6-week period for registering births still applies

What was the name of Dora's mother?

Copies of PR's will be at the County Records Office

Why assume the registrar was at fault............he would have written what he was told by the person registering the birth. On what date was the birth registered?

Actually, it's far more likely that the date on the death cert is wrong...........

I've just done another search and there are no other Dora Hume or Hulme's born that year in that area.

Yes I think dora's sister Martha married her husbands brother. There are 15 Maughan's born to Hume's which must be a combination of there children which is why I'm not sure whom my grandfathers siblings are.

After you posted the parish record I am even more convinced I have the right person as her parents names are the same. I think the registrar must have had a bad day!

Would it be possible for a copy of the parish record?

I have emailed Holy Trinity Parish, Gateshead. To see if they can point me in the right direction of obtaining a copy of an original.

no - can't be - wrong age

this is probably Dora Hume who married Leeson

Name:
Dora Hume
Event Type:
Birth Registration
Registration Quarter:
Jan-Feb-Mar
Registration Year:
1900
Registration District:
South Shields
County:
Durham
Event Place:
South Shields, Durham, England
Volume:
10A
Page:
943
Line Number:
311

Name:
Dora Hume
Event Type:
Census
Event Date:
1911
County:
Durham
Parish:
Gateshead
Sub-District:
Gateshead
Registration District:
Gateshead
Gender:
Female
Age:
16
Birthplace:
Gateshead, Durham

Record Type:
Household

Is this connected do you think? Martha Hume, Dora's sister on the 1911?

Name: Martha Hume
Spouse Surname: Maughan
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1922
Registration district: Chester-le-Street
Inferred County: Durham
Volume Number: 10a
Page Number: 769
Find Spouse: Joseph maughan


would that be George's brother?

I've just ran a search on Dora Hulme births and there was 2 in 1895 but not in gateshead so the parish record you have must be correct.

There are quite a few Dora hume's so the marriage must be another, would you agree?

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Two Dora's?

Wow that's interesting! The surname on the death certificate is spelt this way and her mother is also called Mary. Would you say the registrar wrote Jan instead of Feb by accident in this case?

Also would it be possible for you to place that record in your keepsafe so I can save it please?