To: BrexitEscapee

Thank you so much for going to the trouble of relying in such detail; this is very helpful and I will look into this.

THANK YOU!

That sounds very odd. Not one I've heard of before. The thing is, since FBR is on the basis of a grandparent, you'd very likely I'm guessing absolutely 100% need a birth certificate for that grandparent you are claiming on behalf of. I'd defo appeal it if you can though. Also, just out of curiosity,...

I wonder if anyone has had a similar experience to me, and might be able to offer advice. FBR registration rejected as there was no birth certificate for grandmother. Great-grandmother married in Cork, had two children, then widowed in 1904 (still in Cork). She is on the 1901 census with husband and...