My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

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Don Wiss

My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av Don Wiss » 20 des 2004 00:22:42

I was born in the late 40's in Orange, N.J. My birth certificate does not
have the names of my parents. So for genealogy this is a dead end. Is this
a common thing? What do others do about proving my parents are my parents?

Don <donwiss at panix.com>.

Comcast BBS

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av Comcast BBS » 20 des 2004 00:40:21

I had the same problem. I had to ask for one explicitly with parents names
and got it. So just write for one.

Bob
"Don Wiss" <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote in message
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I was born in the late 40's in Orange, N.J. My birth certificate does not
have the names of my parents. So for genealogy this is a dead end. Is this
a common thing? What do others do about proving my parents are my parents?

Don <donwiss at panix.com>.

singhals

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av singhals » 20 des 2004 04:09:38

Don Wiss wrote:
I was born in the late 40's in Orange, N.J. My birth certificate does not
have the names of my parents. So for genealogy this is a dead end. Is this
a common thing? What do others do about proving my parents are my parents?

Don <donwiss at panix.com>.

Many states issue a "proof of birth" with nothing on but the name and
the fact that the birth occurred in their jurisdiction. If you want
more than that, you have to ask for a "long form" or some such other
name.

CHeryl

Steve Hayes

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av Steve Hayes » 20 des 2004 08:11:16

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 18:22:42 -0500, Don Wiss <donwiss@no_spam.com> wrote:

I was born in the late 40's in Orange, N.J. My birth certificate does not
have the names of my parents. So for genealogy this is a dead end. Is this
a common thing? What do others do about proving my parents are my parents?

Many issuing authorities issue short birth certificates if all that is eneded
is proof of age. Ask for a full birth certificate (it may cost more).


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Steve Hayes
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Web: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/7734/stevesig.htm
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Rich Heimlich

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av Rich Heimlich » 20 des 2004 08:58:58

Don,

The others have given you the answer but to underscore the situation,
in the states I've worked with so far, all of them have the long form
on file. Take NJ. A relative asked the State for a copy of her
father's birth certificate and they sent her exactly what you have.
When I went to the State Archives and looked it up myself I came up
with an entirely different form including information about parents,
ages and more. It was quite refreshing.

Mary

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av Mary » 21 des 2004 04:32:16

I paid $56 to get a birth certificate from NYS and it didn't have the
parents' names either. Why should we have to specifically ask for the "long
form?" I asked for a copy of the birth certificate. That should have been
enough. I don't want to pay another $56. So where does that leave me.....
Mary

"Rich Heimlich" <agrajag@comcast.net> wrote in message
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Don,

The others have given you the answer but to underscore the situation,
in the states I've worked with so far, all of them have the long form
on file. Take NJ. A relative asked the State for a copy of her
father's birth certificate and they sent her exactly what you have.
When I went to the State Archives and looked it up myself I came up
with an entirely different form including information about parents,
ages and more. It was quite refreshing.

Rich Heimlich

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av Rich Heimlich » 21 des 2004 11:27:02

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:32:16 -0500, "Mary" <mrwi00001@ftc-i.net>
wrote:

enough. I don't want to pay another $56. So where does that leave me.....

You'll have to call and say this isn't what you wanted. I can't
believe they charge that much for a simple lookup. What a rip-off.

Don Wiss

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av Don Wiss » 21 des 2004 11:51:04

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:32:16 -0500, Mary <mrwi00001@ftc-i.net> wrote:

I paid $56 to get a birth certificate from NYS and it didn't have the
parents' names either.

Why would you be getting it from the state? Why not get it from the town
you were born in? Orange, NJ wants $10 for mine.

Don <donwiss at panix.com>.

James A. Doemer

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av James A. Doemer » 21 des 2004 12:42:30

Mary <mrwi00001@ftc-i.net> wrote:
I paid $56 to get a birth certificate from NYS and it didn't have the
parents' names either. Why should we have to specifically ask for
the "long form?" I asked for a copy of the birth certificate. That
should have been enough. I don't want to pay another $56. So where
does that leave me..... Mary


That seems like an over-the-top amount to look up a birth cert. I looked
up my gr. grandfather's for like $18.00 from the State of Michigan. Of
course, I already knew his birth date, so they didn't have to go through
more than one year to find it. The $18.00 covers a three year search, and
then it's $4.00 per additional year. So if they had to search through an
entire decade before they found it, it could cost that much.

Jeanne Connell

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av Jeanne Connell » 21 des 2004 15:54:45

Wow! $56 sounds like an awful lot for a birth ctf. Did you specify
that you wanted it for genealogy purposes? The last time I requested
a copy of my birth ctf was when I got my passport and only needed a
proof of birth. So maybe if you specified that you wanted it for
genealogy, they would send the long form with all the info. (I still
think $56. is a little much).


On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 22:32:16 -0500, "Mary" <mrwi00001@ftc-i.net>
wrote:

I paid $56 to get a birth certificate from NYS and it didn't have the
parents' names either. Why should we have to specifically ask for the "long
form?" I asked for a copy of the birth certificate. That should have been
enough. I don't want to pay another $56. So where does that leave me.....
Mary

"Rich Heimlich" <agrajag@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:nd1ds09ul264707ftrtr9or9pkh0do52vl@4ax.com...
Don,

The others have given you the answer but to underscore the situation,
in the states I've worked with so far, all of them have the long form
on file. Take NJ. A relative asked the State for a copy of her
father's birth certificate and they sent her exactly what you have.
When I went to the State Archives and looked it up myself I came up
with an entirely different form including information about parents,
ages and more. It was quite refreshing.

POLARSAC

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av POLARSAC » 28 des 2004 02:58:35

That seems like an over-the-top amount to look up a birth cert. I looked
up my gr. grandfather's for like $18.00 from the State of Michigan

She's right. I just looked up NYS birth certificates at vitalchek.com and they
charge $45.00 for the certificate and $11.95 for shipping....yikes.

James A. Doemer

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av James A. Doemer » 28 des 2004 14:24:31

"POLARSAC" <polarsac@aol.com> wrote in message
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That seems like an over-the-top amount to look up a birth cert. I
looked
up my gr. grandfather's for like $18.00 from the State of Michigan

She's right. I just looked up NYS birth certificates at vitalchek.com and
they
charge $45.00 for the certificate and $11.95 for shipping....yikes.

Vitalchek. com.... Doesn't NY have an office where you can get birth certs
directly? $11.95 for shipping! What a rip-off!

Annasplace

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av Annasplace » 28 des 2004 19:40:50

vitalchek.com

Maybe that's the problem. I got my children's birth certificates from there
and the charge was minimal and no extra charge for mailing. This sounds like a
"service" type company, not NY state.

Anna

James A. Doemer

Re: My birth certificate lacks my parents names. What to do?

Legg inn av James A. Doemer » 29 des 2004 07:48:13

"Annasplace" <annasplace@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20041228134050.06280.00001906@mb-m26.aol.com...
vitalchek.com

Maybe that's the problem. I got my children's birth certificates from
there
and the charge was minimal and no extra charge for mailing. This sounds
like a
"service" type company, not NY state.

Anna

Yeah, that's what I found out today. I checked out Vitalcheck.com and
that's what they do. They claim to be able to get the certs quicker than
your state or local government, but at twice to three times the cost
apparently. I just sent to the State of Michigan for my 2nd Great
Grandfather's death certificate and it was $15.00 directly through the state
with a six to eight week delivery time. Vitalcheck says they can do the
same for $30.00, plus $6.95 delivery charge, but they can get it to me in
three weeks.

I guess I'm just not that impatient.

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