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Originally Posted by Phoenix
As there were then fines in place, perhaps someone registered the birth without producing the baby?
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I suppose that's possible. The mother of the baby was only aged about 19/20 and has just been widowed (or had been widowed a year, if you go only on the registration) so perhaps the registration would not have been uppermost in her mind. On the other hand, they were apparently quite well off, so any fine shouldn't have been an issue.