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If the Dinah Proctor I am looking at in 1911 is the right one, she had sister and mother Mary , so it is posssible that they registered the death of 'Dinah' in the name May ( diminutive of Mary) if they changed mind on name. I think I would be inclined to get that death cert and see what it says?

yes her mum was called mary and her sister too i will try that but can they do that if they registered the birth in the name dinah ? Rambling Rose

carolina x

Curiously if you look at the original for Dinah's birth on FreeBMD there is no Dinah there. At least I can't see it. However I can't see May either.

I think it's possible, not sure they would have had to produce a birth cert to register the death? and may just have registered in the name the baby was known by...worth a try anyway, unless anyone else can find a birth to match that death?

Oddly, James and Dinah seem to have had a sister called May b 1914 (can't see a birth for a Mary, though). Also, no birth for a May (or Mary) who would have been the right age for the 1918 death. No birth for a "female" either.

The registrar would have just asked for the child's name and age - doubt if he would have asked to see the birth cert. Also, it is possible that the name has been entered incorrectly in the Index.

i know they had a daughter called may born 1914 my gran

carolina x

Margee, the birth is on freebmd, on the same page as James's but the MMN is different, by one letter. Dinah has Proctor and James Procter. It is mis-transcribed on Ancestry (it is a very poor image):


Name: Diash Stevens

Mother's Maiden Surname:Prester
Date of Registration:Jan-Feb-Mar 1918
Registration district:Doncaster
Inferred County:Yorkshire West Riding
Volume Number:9c
Page Number:1559

England & Wales births 1837-2006


First Name DINAH
Last Name STEVENS
Birth Year 1918
Gender Female
Mother's Maiden Name PROCTOR
Year 1918
Country England
County Yorkshire
Event Quarter 1
District DONCASTER
District Number
Volume 9C
Page 1559
Entry Number
Line Number 47
DOR
Category Births, Marriages & Deaths
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
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England & Wales births 1837-2006


First Name JAMES
Last Name STEVENS
Birth Year 1918
Gender Male
Mother's Maiden Name PROCTOR
Year 1918
Country England
County Yorkshire
Event Quarter 1
District DONCASTER
District Number
Volume 9C
Page 1559
Entry Number
Line Number 115
DOR
Category Births, Marriages & Deaths
Record set England & Wales births 1837-2006
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both births

England & Wales deaths 1837-2007


First Name JAMES
Last Name STEVENS
Gender Male
Year 1918
Birth Year 1918
Birth Month
Birth Day
District DONCASTER
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Event Quarter 1
District Number
Page 1041
Line Number 97
Entry Number
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
DOR
Category Births, Marriages & Deaths
Collections from Great Britain



England & Wales deaths 1837-2007


First Name MAY
Last Name STEVENS
Gender Female
Year 1918
Birth Year 1918
Birth Month
Birth Day
District DONCASTER
County Yorkshire
Country England
Volume 9C
Event Quarter 2
District Number
Page 972
Line Number 149
Entry Number
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
DOR
Category Births, Marriages & Deaths
Collections from Great Britain


both deaths

thank you PollyPoppet i will get the may stevens death cer

carolina x

i have the death cer for james it as this on it (1) premature birth 7 days son of james stevens j stevens present at the death can anyone tell me why it would have the 1 in brackets please

carolina x

Carolina, I am not certain about English death certificates at that time but I do know that some Scottish certificates have an (I) primary cause of death and (II) for secondary or contributory causes.

thank you rootgatherer that will be it

carolina x

thanks all for your help i sent a email to doncaster asking for a grave serach and they sent back this died aged 2 weeks at 75 Balfour Road and was interred on 1/4/1918

carolina x

Does that address tie in with your family? Do you think that it is your Dinah please?

yes it is as i have the death cer for her twin brother and it as that address on it

carolina