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Births
- Registering
the birth of your new baby must, by law, be done within six weeks of its
occurrence. You can do this at the Register
Office in the district where the birth occurred. Alternatively, you
can go to any Register Office in England and Wales and make a declaration
of the particulars required for registration purposes.
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declaration, the Registrar will send the details to the appropriate
Register Office. Any birth certificates you require and a doctor's
registration form will be sent to you by post. |
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Naming your
baby - Choosing your baby's name is a personal matter, and popular
names for girls and boys vary from year to year. The Government
Statistical Office publishes a list of the Top 5 names every
year. The most popular in 1999 were:
| Girls |
Boys |
| Chloe |
Jack |
| Emily |
Thomas |
| Megan |
James |
| Jessica |
Daniel |
| Sophie |
Joshua |
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What the Registrar will need
to know - It may help you to prepare for your visit to know that the
Registrar will require the following information:
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Baby
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 | The date and place of baby's birth. In
the case of twins, triplets, etc. the times of each birth as
well. |
| The sex of your baby. |
| The full name your baby will be
given. |
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Father
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(Where
these details are to be recorded in the register)
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His full name. |
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His date and place of birth |
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His occupation or, if unemployed,
his previous occupation. |
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| Mother
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| Her full name, and any surname
that may have been used before marriage. |
| Her date and place of birth. |
| Her address. |
| Her occupation, if required. |
| Her date of marriage, if applicable. |
| The number of previous children born to her, and any
stillborn children. |
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