How do I find out the mother's name on a b.cert without actually buying it plz?

Question

Thanks everyone for the answers! I think my gr.grandmother had a baby no-one knew about, I've narrowed it down to 9 possible names born between April & Sept. 1901! I'll keep digging 'til I can narrow it down a bit more! Thanks again!

Answer 1

check with the county clerk where she was born.

ordering a copy of a b/c usually isn't expensive.

Answer 2

If the birth is after 1387 the most reliable way by far is to spend a couple of quid and get the certificate.

If the birth is between 1841 and 1901 you can pay to look up the child's name on a census website and it'll tell you who else was in the household, so if the mother was alive you'll get her first name(but not her maiden name.)

To pay for a census view site will cost you the same, if not more, than buying the cert, and the cert gives you far more info.

If the birth is prior to 1837 it's a whole different ball game, involving parish records - it all gets very long winded and messy.

Answer 3

Please do NOT expect to type in "your" name and find your parents listed online. Almost all reputable genealogy sites strongly discourage posting information regarding living persons. In addition, birth certificates are restricted by government agencies, to only persons who can prove they have a legitimate right to that information. A very few sites will post files of birth indexes (these are not the certificates themselves) but those are the exception, not the rule.
There are other options, if the person whose mother you need has died... try to indentify the date and location, to search for a cmemetery or obituary. Or.. her own obituary, if available, will sometimes show her maiden name (parents), or look for the names of brothers, since they will retain the name.

Answer 4

If you would like to email me the persons name who's mum you want to find, I will do the search for you, I would need the name, the year if you know it and the area where the birth was recorded, I will email you straight back with my findings. Diane. [e-mail]
kazza has given you misleading information, the father isn't named on the birth indexes, only the child's name, and the mums maiden name,. This has been the way since September 1911. They began to compile, the bmd indexes in September 1837. Hope this helps Diane.

Answer 5

If she was married, look in that county's marriage licensing records. Mother's names were usually listed.

Answer 6

there are loads of genealogy sites out there that are free, if you type in say your name it will come up with both parents names and your mothers maiden name as well.FamilySearch.org is a good one and its free.