Genealogists Can Receive Re-issued Birth Certificates

Since birth certificates are “public records” obtaining information about births recorded since the 19th century can help family historians greatly in the pursuit to gather ancestry information. All a requester needs to know is a certain amount of information such as name and birth year to make a request. Plus, government entities and other legal organizations can request re-issue when needing proof of birth validation.

These requests are available for all recorded births in Wales and England after July 1, 1833; Northern Ireland births are available after July 1 , 1864 and for people with recorded births in Scotland after Jan. 1, 1855.

The requests for re-issued certificates can also be made for citizens born outside the UK as long as the birth was recorded to an appropriate government entity. This would include Embassy, Consular, High Commission or any branch of the Armed Forces registrations.

There are two types of birth certificates available that include a Short Birth Certificate and what is known as a “Long Form, Full or A4.” The long types will include all parent information from the original. In the event no recorded father's name is present, the mother's name will be the only parent name reported. The Short Birth Certificate contains no parent names.

Due to the fact there exists open access to birth registration information, attempts to use re-issues for fraudulent purposes, when detected or perceived to be for other than legal purposes, will be denied. Additionally, any information about the requester will be transferred to the proper local police authorities for extensive investigation.

By: Matthew Lawless

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This author has worked in the birth certificate arena for many years dealing with cases around copy of birth certificate, and related issues, in and around the West Yorkshire area.