Girtrude READ 1881 East Dean (General)

by Matt, Monday, March 01, 2010, 18:30 (5456 days ago) @ slowhands

I have just received a copy of Gertrude's birth certificate. She was the daughter of Hannah REED of Newham Bottom. Her father is shown as Thomas Hawkins, but his name has been crossed out and the numbers 24 and 25 put by his first name and surname respectively. These numbers have been spelt out and initialled by the Registrar. Not sure what this means. However, having looked on the baptismal records on this site I have found that Gertrude HOCKINGS, the daughter of Thomas and Hannah, was baptised in November 1882. It would seem that Thomas did the right thing by Hannah!