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1920 Pennsylvania Certificate of Birth (certified copy issued 1942) – Pearl Branchide, born Samaritan Hospital, Philadelphia
Transcript
Uncertain readings are marked [?] or set in brackets; words that could not be read are marked as such. Each transcript is shown as written, with its transcriber’s notes.
The record
Transcription of: 1920_Birth_Record_Pearl_Zoe_Branchide.pdf
Document: Certified copy of a Pennsylvania birth certificate (Form HVS-11) issued by the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, on printed Form HVS-34, with handwritten entries. Paper is folded, stained, and torn along the center fold.
Conventions: original spelling kept; [?] = uncertain reading; [illegible] = unreadable; bracketed italic text describes images or marks the transcriber's notes.
Transcription
Form HVS-34--200M--2-42 (Fee for this Certificate, \$1.00)
| Certificate No. | Nº 660921 |
This is to Certify, That the following is a true and correct copy of a certificate of birth filed in the Bureau of Vital Statistics, Pennsylvania Department of Health, as directed by Act 402 of the General Assembly, 1915, P. L. 900.
| Date | 6/23/42 |
| Director, Bureau of Vital Statistics | Wm. E. Williams [signature] |
[Seal/coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]
HVS-11 — COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, BUREAU OF VITAL STATISTICS — CERTIFICATE OF BIRTH
| Primary Dist. No. | 1 |
| File No. | [blank] |
| Registered No. | 37980 |
| 1. Place of birth – City | Phila. |
| No. / St. (hospital or institution) | Samaritan Hosp. |
| 2. Full name of child | Pearl Branchide |
| 3. Sex | F. |
| 7. Legitimate? | Yes |
| 8. Date of birth (Month, day, year) | 11 - 3 - 1920 |
FATHER
| 9. Full name | William Branchede [or Branchide] |
| 10. Residence | 3437 N. 3rd. St |
| 11. Color or race | W. |
| 12. Age at last birthday (years) | 41 |
| 13. Birthplace (State or Country) | U. S. A. |
| 14./15. Trade, profession / Industry or business | Engineer |
MOTHER
| 18. Full maiden name | Harriet Parrish |
| 19. Residence | Same |
| 20. Color or race | W. |
| 21. Age at last birthday (years) | 40 |
| 22. Birthplace (State or Country) | U. S. A. |
| 23./24. Trade, profession / Industry or business | H. W. |
| 27. Number of children of this mother (at time of this birth and including this child) | 5 |
CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDING PHYSICIAN OR MIDWIFE
I hereby certify that I attended the birth of this child who was Born Alive at 7 40 A. m. on the date above stated.
| (Signed) M.D. | C. L. Bottomly [?] |
| Address | Samaritan Hosp. |
| Filed | 11-12, 1920 |
| Registrar | E. B. [illegible, possibly Faulborn] |
THIS CERTIFICATE MUST BE FILED WITH THE LOCAL REGISTRAR WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER BIRTH
Transcriber's Notes
Issue date written '6/23/42'; the 4 is formed like an 'x' (the same form appears in the father's age '41' and the time '740').
Date of birth: month '11', day '3', year completed '20' after the printed '19'.
Father's surname appears to be written 'Branchede' (no i-dot visible after 'ch'), transcribed 'Branchede [or Branchide]'; the child's surname reads 'Branchide' (partly obscured by a stain).
Mother's maiden name read as 'Harriet Parrish'; the first letter is a looped capital H.
Residence read as '3437 N. 3rd. St'; the second digit is the x-like 4.
Mother's occupation entry 'H. W.' (presumably housewife) – letters uncertain.
Time of birth written '740 A' (7:40 A.M.).
Physician's signature read as 'C. L. Bottomly'; could also be 'Battamly' or 'Bottomley'.
Registrar's signature: initials 'E. B.' fairly clear; surname illegible (possibly 'Faulborn').
Director's signature read as 'Wm. E. Williams'.
Center fold is torn and stained, but no entries are lost.