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Stillborn Twin?

Stillborn Twin?

Posted: 22 Sep 2013 12:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 3 Dec 2013 11:36PM GMT
Surnames: Cooke
My Grandma has a stillborn older sister who name was Angel Cooke . My dad and I are searching to find out more. We think that she might be the twin to my grandma who would have been born 25 Sept 1954. If anybody has any info that will help it would make me very happy. Thank you so very much.

Re: Stillborn Twin?

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 5:15AM GMT
Classification: Query
Have you tried ordering the birth and death certificates from the appropriate government entity? These are almost never online and must be ordered directly.

Re: Stillborn Twin?

Posted: 25 Feb 2015 7:10PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi. If she was stillborn & didn't draw a breath, then there should have been a stillbirth certificate. This is unlike any other. They are not listed online & only a parent or sibling (if they have the parent's death certificate) can order one. It's all very delicate. If however, the baby breathed even once a birth & a death certificate will be available. Obtaining certificate for an historic stillbirth entry

Due to the sensitive nature of stillbirth registrations, the procedure for ordering a copy of a stillbirth entry differs from other types of certificates. Apart from very recent events, the General Register Office holds records of all stillbirths registered in England and Wales since 1 July 1927. Certified copies of these records can only be obtained with the registrar general's consent.

The following conditions apply:

A certificate will only be issued to the mother or father of a stillborn child;
Siblings may apply if their parents are no longer alive. Details of their parents dates of death should be sent with the application; Regards Suzanne x
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