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Mother's (my!) profession not on birth certificate

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heidihole · 31/08/2013 12:27

I have just been perusing my DC's birth certificate. He was born in Guernsey in 2012.

Here is an identical one I found on google images.

Why on earth is my husbands profession (company director) listed on there and my profession (also company director) is not asked for!! I'm insulted. It's my bloody company, I set it up before I met him!

My other complaint is that it says "mothers name before marriage". Well my name is that same now (after marriage) as it was before! Why the automatic assumption that it would be different? Fair enough SOME peoples may be different but why is that the assumption?

Just wondering if this is the norm in the UK too or if Guernsey is in some 1950's time warp.

Ps next baby due 2014 also in Guernsey...guess I have no chance of having my profession listed on that? Can someone pay for me to get a lawyer and sue their arses for discrimination? :D

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nickelbabe · 31/08/2013 12:59

when we registered DD, they asked her name first, then ours.
so when I gave mine, he went "are you sure?!"
I was "yes, it's always been my name" "oh it's just because your DD's surname is longer"
Grin
DD's surname is made up of the first 3 letters of DH's surname followed by my surname (because it's only 3 letters)

tribpot · 31/08/2013 12:59

Yes - here it is. Asks for baby's name and surname, mother and father's names and occupations, notes her maiden surname and not her married one as she doesn't really have one.

Interesting that Prince William lists his occupation as being a prince, when he actually has a job.

charleybarley · 31/08/2013 12:57

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BreasticlesNTesticles · 31/08/2013 12:56

I would love that as my occupation Scone - only on the BC though Grin

My 2 dc's BC's both have my profession on

SconeRhymesWithGone · 31/08/2013 12:54

Duchess Kate's profession is listed as "Princess of the United Kingdom" on Prince George's birth certificate.

nickelbabe · 31/08/2013 12:53

this one from google doesn't have mother's occupation

CaptChaos · 31/08/2013 12:52

Apologies.... I confused the info with that on my Marriage cert, which only asks for my father's profession. My son's birth certs have my profession on them Blush

Really need to check stuff properly before posting bollocks!

nickelbabe · 31/08/2013 12:52

i wondered if that was their surname - on mainland ones it states clearly "name and surname of child"
DD has got a different from me and from DH

nickelbabe · 31/08/2013 12:51

on ours (mainland) it says name, but not name before marriage

yup, Guernsey is in a timewarp!!

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heidihole · 31/08/2013 12:50

The other point is that the babies surname is not listed on there. Just first and middle names.

Assumption being that it takes fathers surname. In my case that is correct but what if DH and I had decided baby would take my surname? Would the BC just spontaneously combust in confusion? No surname for the baby listed in the one I linked to either.

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MrsMangoBiscuit · 31/08/2013 12:48

DD's birth cert has my profession on it, or I was at least asked. Will have to go and check now. I remember being asked and thinking "but I won't be staying as that" and trying to decide whether or not to put it down! She was registered in 2009.

charleybarley · 31/08/2013 12:44

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CaptChaos · 31/08/2013 12:41

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