What Sort Of Information Is Shown On A Birth Certificate From The C19?

The registration of births  became compulsory  in England and Wales in the September Quarter of 1837. However, many people chose not to register their childrens birth for a few years after this date, therefore the earlier records are not a complete record of all births which took place in England and Wales.

Birth certificates contained detailsof when and where the child was born, the registration district, the sub- district ( e.g. Registration District Liverpool, sub-district Litherland) and the County.

The name of the child (if any ), sex of child; name and surname of father; name, surname and maiden surname of mother; occupation of father; signature, description and residence of informant, date of registration of birth ; signature of registrar, name entered after registration ( if applicable).

When researching family history it is often essential to obtain birth certificates in order to step back another generation if the names of the child's parents are not known.