Thread: Birth Certificate Help...Please

Hi everyone,



I am going to order a birth certificate and am searching Ancestry in order to work out the GRO index number. My relative, Sarah Ann Fisher, (Fisher was her maiden name), was down on all the census' as being born in Deptford, (Kent/London). I believe her birth date to be about 1852/53 and was just wondering what district Deptford would come under at that time?



Any ideas would be much appreciated.

Hello

I think it was still Kent at the time, but I would contact Maidstone which is the county Archives or Deptford library.

Kim

Thanks for your advice Kim, to be honest I'm struggling to find the required Quarter/District Name/Vol & Page Number that I need for the GRO. All I know was that Sarah Ann Fisher was born to a William and Sarah Fisher in 1853 in Depford. Ancestry is often a year or so out when listing birth details but looking at the actual 1881/1891 and 1901 census papers it does appear in this case that Sarah was born in 1853 - I also noted that it appears as Deptford KENT until the later census' where it becomes Deptford LONDON.



Would you be able to find the Vol/Page details from the above information on Ancestry or would you need more?

Hello again

I've checked from 1850 to 1855 the only one i've found is Sarah Ann Foster June quarter 1852 Lewisham 1d 561, I think this is your one Lewisham also came under Kent and is next door to Deptford only wat to know is to buy cert.

Kim

[quote name='Pettican82']Hi everyone,



I am going to order a birth certificate and am searching Ancestry in order to work out the GRO index number. My relative, Sarah Ann Fisher, (Fisher was her maiden name), was down on all the census' as being born in Deptford, (Kent/London). I believe her birth date to be about 1852/53 and was just wondering what district Deptford would come under at that time?



Any ideas would be much appreciated. [/quote]





Hello,

Most of Deptford was in the Greenwich Reg Dist until 1899. There is a Sarah Fisher in 1851

Births Dec 1851 Fisher Sarah Greenwich 5 223



Yours

Victoria

Thank you very much to all of you for your help - Victoria I think you may have just found my Sarah Ann Fisher - I had her down as dying in 1921 aged 71 so her being born in Dec 1851 makes this birth the likely person.

However saying that when looking on the FreeBMD website there is a Sarah Ann Fisher born in Bethnal Green in June 1852, but I think she couldn't be the right person as she wouldn't be 71 in 1921.

Aaah, Welsh Lady



And I always believed you were 21!!DD



As you can see.... I'm only 3!!