Hi
I am new to Scottish research and am slowly finding my way round.
I recently came across a birth in Scotland's People for one of mine, registered where one would expect given where his family lived.
I noticed that there was an exact copy of the birth entry on the line below, except for the registration place. As the name was a bit unusual I purchased copies of both and found that they were for the same person. One was registered in Lilliesleaf in Roxburgh and the other was in Alyth in Perthshire. The Alyth one was marked
"November 26 Transcribed at Alyth" and signed by the registrar.
The parents were married. She was originally from Roxburgh and he was from Alyth. However the husband must have left her as the birth registration is marked as "Domicile unknown" after his name on both registrations.
Does anyone know if this was common practice in Scotland or is there another reason why the registration was duplicated?
Any information would be gratefully received.
Thanks
Duplicate Birth Registrations
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Re: Duplicate Birth Registrations
Hi Zara,
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I have 15 transcribed birth records in my lot, dated between 1868 and 1933. This was common practice up to the 1930s where the birth took place away from home. Normally the birth would be registered in the district that it took place in, and was transcribed in the home district in the next few days. The need to have the birth transcribed in the 'home' district was done away with sometime in the 1930s.
A birth away from home was often the first birth by the mother and would take place at her mother's house. I presume this being the new grandmother passing on her knowledge of childbirth to her daughter so that she would know what to do in future.
All the best,
AndrewP
I have 15 transcribed birth records in my lot, dated between 1868 and 1933. This was common practice up to the 1930s where the birth took place away from home. Normally the birth would be registered in the district that it took place in, and was transcribed in the home district in the next few days. The need to have the birth transcribed in the 'home' district was done away with sometime in the 1930s.
A birth away from home was often the first birth by the mother and would take place at her mother's house. I presume this being the new grandmother passing on her knowledge of childbirth to her daughter so that she would know what to do in future.
All the best,
AndrewP
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Zara
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Re: Duplicate Birth Registrations
Thanks for that Andrew. Great help. I am still getting used to the differences between English and Scottish registers.
Zara
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Re: Duplicate Birth Registrations
It wasn't just 'common practice'; it was mandatory.
According to Bisset-Smith's Vital Registration "Where a child is born in a district different from the domicile, the Registrar is directed to enter the domicile in Column (4); and if the domicile is in Scotland, to transmit a copy of the entry within eight days to the Registrar of the district containing the domicile, who transcribes the entry into his Register ...."
It also says that domicile generally means the residence of the father in the case of a legitimate birth, and of the mother in the case of an illegitimate birth.
According to Bisset-Smith's Vital Registration "Where a child is born in a district different from the domicile, the Registrar is directed to enter the domicile in Column (4); and if the domicile is in Scotland, to transmit a copy of the entry within eight days to the Registrar of the district containing the domicile, who transcribes the entry into his Register ...."
It also says that domicile generally means the residence of the father in the case of a legitimate birth, and of the mother in the case of an illegitimate birth.