after the date thereof. For registration, within the time specified,
no charge is made
. But after the expiration of the forty-second day from the birth, a fee of
seven shillings and sixpence
must be paid. After the expiration of six months from the date of the birth, no registration is allowed. It is therefore most important, as soon as possible after the birth of a child, for the father or mother, or in default of either, the occupier of the house in which to his knowledge the child is born, or any one who may have been present at the birth, to go to the office of the registrar of the district, and communicate the following particulars:
- Date when born.
- Name of the child.
- Boy or girl.
- Name of the father.
- Name and maiden name of the mother.
- Rank or profession of the father.
- Signature, description, and residence of the person giving the information.
- Date of the registration.
1960. Baptismal Name
If any child born in England, whose birth has been registered, shall, within six months of such registration, have any name given to it in baptism other than that originally registered, such baptismal name may be added to the previous registration, if, within seven days of such baptism, application be made to the registrar by whom the child was originally registered. For this purpose a certificate of the baptism must be procured of the clergyman, for which a fee of 2s. 7d. (including stamp) must he paid. This certificate must he taken to the registrar, who will charge another fee of
one shilling