Birth registration
information to be supplied for the registration of a birth
Child
- date and place of birth; if the birth is one of twins, triplets, etc the time of each child's birth will also be needed
- sex of the child
- the forename(s) and surname in which it is intended that the child will be brought up.
Father (where this information is to be entered in the register)
- forename(s) and surname
- date and place of birth
- occupation at the time of the child's birth or, if not employed at that time, the last or usual occupation.
Mother
- forename(s) and surname
- maiden surname if the mother is, or has been, married
- date and place of birth
- occupation at the time of the child's birth or, if not employed at that time, the last or usual occupation
- usual address at the date of the birth
- date of marriage, if married to the child's father at the time of the birth
It is most important that the information recorded in the birth register is correct. If any mistake is made, for example in the spelling of a name or surname or in the description of the father's or mother's occupation, it will give the parents or other person who registered the birth some trouble to have it put right. The person registering the birth should check the information to be recorded in the register very carefully before the entry is signed.
