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BMD certificates....what year ?

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Jay

Jay Report 24 Jul 2005 19:09

Hi, What year did they start to give people actual certificates on registration of a birth, a marriage or death? Would they have had to pay for a certificate? What year did it become necessary to produce a birth certificate in the event of marriage. What year did a death certificate have to be produced before you could remarry? Thanks, Jay.

The Bag

The Bag Report 24 Jul 2005 19:12

birth were first registered in 1837 As far as i am aware you dont have to produce a birth cert to get married, hence people lied and still do lie about their age

Laura

Laura Report 24 Jul 2005 19:39

I married in 2001 and did have to take my birth and christening certificates. That may have been because I married abroad though???

An Olde Crone

An Olde Crone Report 24 Jul 2005 22:34

Yes, they had to pay for a certificate, or rather, a charge for registering the event, so that is why many people did not bother! Olde Crone

Unknown

Unknown Report 24 Jul 2005 23:01

When you marry, you have to produce evidence of your identity - this can be a birth cert or a passport. Not sure when this regulation took place, but fairly certain it wasn't applicable in 19th century. nell

Twinkle

Twinkle Report 25 Jul 2005 19:25

BMDs were supposed to be registered from mid-1837, but there was no penalty for failing to register a birth until about 1875, hence there are many early births missing. Obviously it was near-impossible to marry without being registered or to be buried without a death certificate, so those tend to be more complete.

Jay

Jay Report 28 Jul 2005 21:14

Hi , Thanks to all who answered. Sorry for delay,but haven`t been able to look at the site again until this evening. Jay.