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Hi, it's not for me but someone was asking if there is a way of finding out the time you are born. He was born in Birmingham 1964 but says the hospital is not there any more, is there any other way of finding out as it's not on the birth cert either

As Joan has already said, I doubt that there is a way of finding out the time of birth other than perhaps seeing the mother's medical records and I don't think you would be allowed to see these. Your friend could ask around his older relatives to see if anyone has any idea of the time of day at least if not the exact time.

Kath. x

Ok, thank you both for your help. I did think it would be what you both said but thought it would be worth a try to see if anyone knew any different. :-) :-)

many mothers tell their children .......... my mother told me I arrived "in time for tea", for example. Mind you, that begs the question of "what time was tea"??

OR they filled in baby books, and there was a space for Time of Birth in most of those ............... most certainly as late as 1964

People sometimes added time of birth to entries made in family bibles


Those are the only 3 possibilities that I can think of.

.....and in families who keep things, there might be hospital tags from the baby's cot or leg.

These have time of birth on them..

Older relatives would be my first port of call.