Birth Certificates in England and Wales
In England and Wales, the description "birth certificate" is commonly used to describe a copy of the relevant entry in a register of births.
The national registration of births, marriages and deaths in England and Wales started in 1837; but at first there was no penalty for failing to register a birth. In the system, all births are recorded in "registers", which have columns for various particulars of the birth, usually including the name of the child, sex, the names of the parents, the date of the birth, the location of the birth, and sometimes additional information such as the name of the attending physician, the race of the child, or the occupation of the parents. These birth registers are maintained by some government agency that will issue certified copies or representations of the entry upon request.
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