1920 Birth Certificate

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1920 birth certificate. Such registration began to be kept between the late 1800s and early 1900s. So he was using that birth date in his military records. Veterans gravesites also states that his birth date was 2281918. First names last name.
For instance if you find your ancestors state of birth and approximate year of birth are reported in the census you can then contact that local jurisdiction regarding their birth records. It was recorded on january 28 1920 and it states that he was 3 years and 9 months old. Please do not apply for a birth certificate today unless you absolutely must have one. Certain census years 1850 1860 1870 and 1880 also had mortality schedules 1890 1900 were unfortunately destroyed so you may find someones death reported if it occurred in the year leading up to the census.
If you find a name of a relative or other person of interest in this index you can then place an order for a copy of the original birth certificate which will have much more information on it such as the persons place of birth and the names of the persons parents. Lets look at the 1920 census record. Civil registration began in england and wales on july 1st 1837 the year in which queen victoria came to the throne and continues to the present day. This record set is only the index to new york state birth records.
The entry for harold on the us. You will find a transcript and image of the original record for each result in this index.