Genealogy Chat

now that I've searched Ancestry, 1837, family history and Family search to find a birth cert? Any suggestions welcome Ali x

Hi Alison, When and where was the person born? Heather

She was born in 1905 in either Boldon Colliery or Washington Heather. Trouble is thats all I know apart from her name as dads not very helpful! regards Ali x

Name? Date? Period? First names may be transposed. You may know someone by a nickname - Peggy = Margaret, Harry = Henry etc Ages are often out by a couple of years on marriage, death certificates, censuses etc. The place is the Registration District, which may not be somewhere you have heard of. If the parents married after the birth, the registration will be in the mother's former name.

Is this Durham? Have you tried ukbmd? I think there's another site for Durham records too but not sure if you have to pay. Heather

Her name is Mary Robinson born last qtr (I think!!) 1905. I have her marraige cert in 1927 age 21. Her father is Robert Robinson The marriage was in reg district of Hedworth county Durham

Hi again Heather, I've tried everything that google gave me for Durham records to no avail. I've got most other info on her including death cert but can't find birth! Dad says she was born in Washington but I don't think she was Ali x

Well if she was born in Washington, then that is Chester le Street district: Name: Mary Robinson Year of Registration: 1905 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Chester Le Street County: Co. Durham Volume: 10a Page: 573 or Name: Mary Ellen Robinson Year of Registration: 1906 Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar District: Chester Le Street County: Co. Durham Volume: 10a Page: 647 (if she was born after mid-Nov 1905 then she could easily have been reg Q1 1906, as you had/have 6 weeks to reg a birth.) Merry

There are three Robert Robinson's living in Washington in 1901. Obviously, they may all be the wrong ones, but do you have an occupation for dad? Merry

Thanks Merry I've got that first ch-le-st one you posted written down so I can send for it and I will look at jan qtr of 1906 again. I know this woman exists cos she was my grandma! this is just bugging me because of the banter between dad and I!! Ali x shes causing me more trouble than my rellies in 1800's!!!!

There are no birth reg's in South Shields, which would be the district for the other place you mentioned! Merry

Merry Her dad was a miner and they did live in Washington most of the time so that could be them which means I owe my dad a pint!!! Ali x ps I'll just send for those 2 certs to see if it's her if not I'll add them to the other 2 that aren't!

Thanks Heather, Pheonix and Merry I've just sent for the certs and I'll keep you posted when I hit another wall with this! Thanks again Ali x