Debbie Barfield

All the sites mention that the British "short-form" won't do. How do we know which is
which? Is it a different form number? Does it have abbreviated information? Is the
actual document a different size?

Sorry, but if we need to have something different than we have, I'd rather know now
and be able to start the process of acquiring the needed form.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Sue

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The short form b.c is physically smaller (approx 6 inches by 6 inches) and lists
name, dob, place of birth, sex, ie no parent names, no registrant info. The full form
is more like A4 size (newer) or a few inches high and many more wide (older) and
lists parents names, occupation, address & info on who registered the birth. Call the
registry office in the area where the birth was registered to get copies, they are
not expensive.

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Ameriscot

The short form is literally half a piece of paper. It just gives the briefest details of the birth. Place, date, mother's name, father's name (optional).

The long-form gives details of the parents births (place and date) and marriage (place and date) too.

In Scotland, there is only a long-form birth certificate.

Debbie Barfield

Thanks for the quick response Sue, )

Apparently the form he has is the correct one.

One more item to tick off the list, )

Sue

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I have 2 short form certs for my kids right here, I looked at them before answering,
they are the forms issued 1986 when I registered the births, they don't list parents
names. They have the headings:

Name and surname Sex Date of birth Place of birth Then registration district,
registrar name, registrar signature, date and a reference number.

Note no parents names at all.

Maybe there is more than one short form.

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