Crossed out name on Birth Certificate?

Find Ancestors

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Page 1 + 1 of 2

Profile	Posted by	Options	Post Date
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10 522 Send Message	Potty	Report	2 Feb 2011 13:52
	Was her mother married at the time? If so, is her husband down as the father? If this is the case, the husband may have asked to have his name removed from the register. The 18 would probably be the number in the records that the registrar kept of changes to original records. The Register office where the birth was recorded might be able to help. If the father's name is not the husband, then unless the father attended at the registration, his name would not be able to be entered in the register. The birth would not have been re-recorded in either circumstance - a birth can only have one entry.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 114 Send Message	Chevaun	Report	2 Feb 2011 13:05
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 114 Send Message	Hi everyone, I have recently purchased my great aunts birth certificate and on reciept have found that my great aunts fathers name is crossed out. I know that my aunt was born out of wedlock and that my great grandmother gave her to her older sister to bring up but can't make out why the fathers name is crossed through, any ideas? There is also a number next to it (18), does this mean that the birth was re-recorded? I f anyone has any experience of this or can advise on what any of this means, I would be extremely grateful. Many Thanks, Chevaun.