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Have you access to French birth records?

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Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 7 Mar 2013 03:57

Thank you so much for info and for all your help

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 22 Feb 2013 09:12

French births are arranged by Department.

From http://www.cyndislist.com/france/bmd/

Association Généalogique des Hautes-Alpes

Searchable indexed transcription of birth, marriage, and other civil records for Haute-Alpes department, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, France. Free (paid membership in the society is available). In French.
...

Leads you to

http://www.agha.fr/

Naissances = Births

Can't spot anything, but may be the spelling is a problem, or there was no compulsion to register births, easily avoided if you were a 'foreigner'?

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trailertrash

trailertrash Report 22 Feb 2013 08:52

I cannot find him or his sister Emily who is also stated to have been born in France. Nothing on IGI or members submissions....

Researching:
etches ashbourne, morgans and hodges

Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 21 Feb 2013 21:04

Thank you - really grateful

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 21 Feb 2013 20:58

it is - on the free Mormon site - www.familysearch.org - but I've searched and searched for your man with no luck whtsoever

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Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 21 Feb 2013 20:50

Does anyone know if it is possible to get births from France?

Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 21 Feb 2013 20:19

Thanks Choccy, thats cleared that up.

Choccy

Choccy Report 21 Feb 2013 20:17




'The village of Bossey is a small village located south east of France. The town of Bossey is located in the department of Haute-Savoie of the french region Rhône-Alpes. The town of Bossey is located in the township of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois part of the district of Saint-Julien-en-Genevois'

Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 21 Feb 2013 20:09

Hi sorry for delay
George married Margaret Bevan. early years in Tonbridge, 1891 was in Sevenoaks, died Eynsford - all Kent. I dont think I have seen the war records so dont know if it is the same one but have him dying in 1915 from the death records?

So Bossey is a place?

trailertrash

trailertrash Report 21 Feb 2013 19:52

The name is coming out as Vinall - Vinal - Vinatt and even Newall on the 1901 census where George and his wife Margaret have 9 children. Again, is this the correct George as there is some confusion with another George Vinall born Cranbrook 1858 son of Thomas and Phoebe!!!

Researching:
etches ashbourne, morgans and hodges

Choccy

Choccy Report 21 Feb 2013 19:17



Looking at the original census, it looks like Bossey, France (in south-east France)

trailertrash

trailertrash Report 21 Feb 2013 19:13

There is George Vinall on Ancestry.com married to Margaret Bevan. Also war records for 1914-1919 states he died 28 sept 1915 Kent served France/Flanders. Is this the same person as your George Vinall only it states he was born in Cranbrook, Kent???

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etches ashbourne, morgans and hodges

trailertrash

trailertrash Report 21 Feb 2013 19:04

There is a tree on Ancestry.com but there are no parents given for George, so probab ly not much help!

Researching:
etches ashbourne, morgans and hodges

AnnCardiff

AnnCardiff Report 21 Feb 2013 18:56

could this be George back in UK?

groom's name: George Vinall
bride's name: Lydia Coleman
marriage date: 28 Nov 1875
marriage place: Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
groom's father's name:
indexing project (batch) number: M01691-6
system origin: England-EASy
source film number: 1866586
reference number: P 50 L 248

Researching:
Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me

Chris from Kent

Chris from Kent Report 21 Feb 2013 18:39

Has anyone got access to French birth records?
I have George Vinall born in 1856 Bossers, France. (I have looked up Bossers on the internet and it appears it could mean Traveller or worker?) or Bossers could be a place!!
George is the son of Thomas Vinall and Elizabeth Fishenden who married in Tonbridge, Kent in 1851. When they returned from France they lived in Sevenoaks.
On census Thomas is a Sawyer.

Chris