I am searching for an uncle of mine Thomas John Brooks who was believed born in Dec 1920 at the Western Road Workhouse. He was subsequently bought up in Father Hudson's Home Coleshill.
From records received from the home it appears he was born out of wedlock and there is some doubt that the birth was ever registered by the mother May Brooks. Father Hudsons never obtained a birth certificate copy or baptismal certificate and in later life Thomas could not produce a copy of his birth certificate for national insurance registration purposes.
In this case would the birth show on the Workhouse records or was certification the sole responsibility of the mother? Could a birth be registered retrospectively if the mother never originally registered the birth ?
No record of the birth of Thomas John Brooks can be found on the BMD database available through the genealogy sites.
Any help greatly appreciated.
From records received from the home it appears he was born out of wedlock and there is some doubt that the birth was ever registered by the mother May Brooks. Father Hudsons never obtained a birth certificate copy or baptismal certificate and in later life Thomas could not produce a copy of his birth certificate for national insurance registration purposes.
In this case would the birth show on the Workhouse records or was certification the sole responsibility of the mother? Could a birth be registered retrospectively if the mother never originally registered the birth ?
No record of the birth of Thomas John Brooks can be found on the BMD database available through the genealogy sites.
Any help greatly appreciated.