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Author: JNoonan4646
Surnames: Carr, Catterall, Cattrall
Classification: queries
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Why not just order his birth certificate from the GRO? If you order soon it is £7.00 In
April it changes to £9.00 Carr Stephen 1878 June ¼ Chester Le Street 10a 566. This will
have when his parents registered his birth with date. Birth certificates and proof of
date of birth was not all that important in the 19 century.
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
May as well get the marriage of Stephen and Sarah--mostly to make sure of Sarah's
father's name. I am not seeing her birth registration in Mar ¼ which is what I would
expect if her birthdate were Feb but registrations have been known to be late. The
registration goes from the date that it was registered not date the occasion occured. The
best one is Sarah Jane Cattrall 1882 Jun ¼ Houghton 10a 494. Her age on the census shows
a birth year of 1882 rather than 80 or 81. Note the Free BMD has Sarah Ann but the
original is Sarah Jane. Houghton would be the registration district for Herrington and
New Herrington. I have notified the Free BMD people about the mistranscription.
The only way you are going to get full confirmation is to send for the certificates.
Janis
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