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birth
v0

Look up a specific birth record

Look up individual birth records using the systemNumber printed in the bottom-left of the birth certificate.

get/api/v0/events/birth/{systemNumber}

Path parameters

systemNumberinteger required

The system number printed in the bottom-left of the birth certificate

Response

successful operation

datestring date

Date of the event

registrarSignaturestring

Signature of registrar

typestring

Type of the event

idinteger required

Unique ID for this event

systemNumberinteger

System number for this event

Example response

{
  "date": "2011-08-09",
  "location": {
    "name": "Manchester, Manchester, Metropolitan District of Manchester",
    "nameQualifier": "generated by concatenating registrationDistrict, subDistrict and administrativeArea",
    "registrationDistrict": "Manchester",
    "subDistrict": "Manchester",
    "administrativeArea": "Metropolitan District of Manchester"
  },
  "registrarSignature": "J. Smith",
  "type": "birth",
  "subjects": {
    "child": {
      "name": {
        "givenName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros",
        "surname": "Smith",
        "fullName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros Smith",
        "qualifier": "generated from prepending forename to surname"
      },
      "birthplace": "Kensington",
      "dateOfBirth": "2011-08-08",
      "sex": "Indeterminate",
      "originalName": {
        "givenName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros",
        "surname": "Smith",
        "fullName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros Smith",
        "qualifier": "generated from prepending forename to surname"
      }
    },
    "father": {
      "name": {
        "givenName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros",
        "surname": "Smith",
        "fullName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros Smith",
        "qualifier": "generated from prepending forename to surname"
      },
      "birthplace": "Kensington",
      "occupation": "Carpenter"
    },
    "mother": {
      "name": {
        "givenName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros",
        "surname": "Smith",
        "fullName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros Smith",
        "qualifier": "generated from prepending forename to surname"
      },
      "birthplace": "Kensington",
      "occupation": "Carpenter",
      "maidenSurname": "Black",
      "marriageSurname": "White",
      "usualAddress": "34 Matriarchs Place, Mumstown, Mumford"
    },
    "informant": {
      "name": {
        "givenName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros",
        "surname": "Smith",
        "fullName": "Joan Narcissus Ouroboros Smith",
        "qualifier": "generated from prepending forename to surname"
      },
      "usualAddress": "34 Matriarchs Place, Mumstown, Mumford",
      "qualification": "Mother",
      "signature": "J. Smith"
    }
  },
  "previousRegistration": {
    "date": "2011-08-09"
  }
}