two birth dates----very common
I know a number of people who have two birth dates. It must have been a common occurance at some point in time. It seems in every case that I know of, the actual date is 3 - 4 months before the stated one. In one case that I know of, there is a gap of four years??????? To justify this on the parents behalf, it was some sad story about the parents dying and the birth not being registered, so another family member just made up a new date (4th of July if you can imagine). Problem is, fourty years later this person still can't get his BC straightened out.
Just to add, all the info given re births in the US....it's the same or worse in Canada. Nobody would ever be turned away from the hospital and the baby is automatically Canadian if born on CA soil.
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