Thread: Bertie Blows help please

My Grandmother's grandfather Bertie Blows was born in Royston Hertfordshire in 1886, my grandmother thinks he was born on the 31st December 1886 but I cannot find a birth certificate for him nor indeed a parish birth record, any ideas what to do? Your help will be greatly appreciated.





Liam

Hello



Is this your Bertie BLOWS?



Bertie BLOWS bp Royston 21/03/1889 s/o William & Mary Ann BLOWS



1891 Census RG12 1102 shows

BLOWS William 50 Ag Lab Bassingbourne Cambs

BLOWS MAry Ann 49 Charwoman Bassingbourne Cambs

BLOWS Ellenor 14 Therfield Herts

BLOWS Sarah 19 Bassingbourne Cambs

BLOWS Frank 8 Therfield Herts

BLOWS James 7 Therfield Herts

BLOWS BERTIE 5 Therfield Herts

BLOWS Hurbert 0 g/son Therfield Herts

Edwards Walter 35 Lodger Ag LAb Shepherd



There are several researchers on Ancestry who have recorded Bertie's details to their family tree



Marriage BERTIE BLOWS aged 21 s/o Wiilice (sic) and Florence Emily GASCOYNE aged 20 d/o Joseph GASCOYNE 05/08/1907 Royston

Elsabels

Bertie Blows was born to William Blows and Mary Ann Hopes, I did find a christening record in 1889 but it was listed as Female Blows with parents William Blows and Mary Ann - is this a typo? or could it be Bertie's? having said that could I still get a birth record from the christening?





Liam

the way you have spelt bertie wud have been for a child kids were called bertie adults bert it cud also be short for albert



shirl

as i said he cud be ALBERT prince albert was called bertie and heres is a birth certificate



Births Dec 1897 (>99%)



Blows Albert Edward Royston 3a565







shirl

Hello



A copy of the baptism reocord is contained in the PR (parish record) this can be viewed / obtained from Hertfordshire record Office, County Hall Hertford SG13 8DE... the cost is usually the ophotocopy and postage!



archives@herefordshire.gov.uk



Also try this free site www.genuki.org.uk you will need to add the county to Royston as htere are also other villages of this name.......



I looked for birth cert of the other children and cannot find. it was long considered if the event was in the PR then this was an acceptable alternative however compulsory registration of the BMD events came became law 1875, so you would reasonable expect to find the cert!



Elsabels

Elsabels



Bertie Blows's name was just that - from birth to death.

Hello Liam



I think your response was for Milford LAdy.....



I would disregard the female entry for the PR and take it as a typo, the proof will be in obtaining a copy of the church record as shown above.....



Elsabels