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i am trying to trace his history,i have found his birth place and date(born 1898,knaresborough,although my father was adamant he was born 1897) i looked on the 1901 census but could see no listing,pardon my rather niave questions,you may have guessed this is all new to me!
many thanks in advance

You must have what is known as a *short certificate* small square one,,,all that will have on it is name,date and registration area.there are no parents names on those.only the childs.

to see full parentage when and where born maiden name of mother and any job of the father if one applies. you need a *full one*

That is unusual - sometimes there is no father's name but I have not had the experience of the mother's name being missing.

How long ago was his birth? Could he / his parents be on the 1911 census?

Do you mean an actual certificate, or the GRO index listing?
Mother's maiden name on the latter was added after 1911.
Who are you researching?

Gwyn

i am begining a family tree but when i look at my grandfathers borth certificate there is no mothers name listed,where should i go from here or am i stuck already?
many thanks