Methods

  • get - Look up a specific birth record
  • get - Search for birth records

Resource

[
    {
        "date": "date",
        "id": "int32",
        "location": {
            "administrativeArea": "string",
            "name": "string",
            "nameQualifier": "string",
            "registrationDistrict": "string",
            "subDistrict": "string"
        },
        "previousRegistration": {
            "date": "date",
            "systemNumber": "int32"
        },
        "registrarSignature": "string",
        "status": {
            "blockedRegistration": "boolean",
            "cancelled": "boolean",
            "correction": "string",
            "marginalNote": "string",
            "potentiallyFictitiousBirth": "boolean",
            "reRegistered": "string"
        },
        "subjects": {
            "child": {
                "birthplace": "string",
                "dateOfBirth": "date",
                "name": {
                    "fullName": "string",
                    "givenName": "string",
                    "qualifier": "string",
                    "surname": "string"
                },
                "originalName": {
                    "fullName": "string",
                    "givenName": "string",
                    "qualifier": "string",
                    "surname": "string"
                },
                "sex": "string"
            },
            "father": {
                "birthplace": "string",
                "name": {
                    "fullName": "string",
                    "givenName": "string",
                    "qualifier": "string",
                    "surname": "string"
                },
                "occupation": "string"
            },
            "informant": {
                "name": {
                    "fullName": "string",
                    "givenName": "string",
                    "qualifier": "string",
                    "surname": "string"
                },
                "qualification": "string",
                "signature": "string",
                "usualAddress": "string"
            },
            "mother": {
                "birthplace": "string",
                "maidenSurname": "string",
                "marriageSurname": "string",
                "name": {
                    "fullName": "string",
                    "givenName": "string",
                    "qualifier": "string",
                    "surname": "string"
                },
                "occupation": "string",
                "usualAddress": "string"
            }
        },
        "systemNumber": "int32",
        "type": "string"
    }
]

Properties

Name Type Description Additional
date date

Date of the event

Optional
id int32

Unique ID for this event

location object

Location that the event happened at

location.administrativeArea string

Administrative area

Optional
location.name string

Name

Optional
location.nameQualifier string

Name qualifier

Optional
location.registrationDistrict string

Registration district

Optional
location.subDistrict string

Sub-district

Optional
previousRegistration object

Details of the previous record, where one exists

previousRegistration.date date

Date of the event

Optional
previousRegistration.systemNumber int32

System number for this event

Optional
registrarSignature string

Signature of registrar

Optional
status object

Status flags associated with this birth

status.blockedRegistration boolean

Indicates if data for this record has been blocked

status.cancelled boolean

Indicates if record was cancelled

Optional
status.correction string

Indicates if there has been a correction to this record

Possible values are:

  • Typographical
  • Simple clerical
  • Complex clerical
  • Error of fact
  • None
Optional
status.marginalNote string

Gives additional notes on a record

Possible values are:

  • Re-registered
  • Court order in place
  • Court order revoked
  • Other
  • None
Optional
status.potentiallyFictitiousBirth boolean

Indicates if a birth may be fictitious

Optional
status.reRegistered string

Describes if this is a re-registration and why it was needed

Possible values are:

  • None
  • Father modified
  • Father added
  • Replacement registration
  • Other
  • Subsequently married
Optional
subjects object

People involved, may have keys parent1,parent2,child

subjects.child object

Child

Optional
subjects.child.birthplace string

The birthplace of the person

Optional
subjects.child.dateOfBirth date

Date of birth of the person

Optional
subjects.child.name object

Name of the person

Optional
subjects.child.name.fullName string

Full name of the person

Optional
subjects.child.name.givenName string

Given name of the person

Optional
subjects.child.name.qualifier string

Details about how the full name was made

Optional
subjects.child.name.surname string

Surname of the person

Optional
subjects.child.originalName object

The name originally given to the person

Optional
subjects.child.originalName.fullName string

Full name of the person

Optional
subjects.child.originalName.givenName string

Given name of the person

Optional
subjects.child.originalName.qualifier string

Details about how the full name was made

Optional
subjects.child.originalName.surname string

Surname of the person

Optional
subjects.child.sex string

Sex of the person

Possible values are:

  • Male
  • Female
  • Indeterminate
Optional
subjects.father object

Father

Optional
subjects.father.birthplace string

The birthplace of the person

Optional
subjects.father.name object

Name of the person

Optional
subjects.father.name.fullName string

Full name of the person

Optional
subjects.father.name.givenName string

Given name of the person

Optional
subjects.father.name.qualifier string

Details about how the full name was made

Optional
subjects.father.name.surname string

Surname of the person

Optional
subjects.father.occupation string

The occupation of the parent

Optional
subjects.informant object

Informant

Optional
subjects.informant.name object

Name of the person

Optional
subjects.informant.name.fullName string

Full name of the person

Optional
subjects.informant.name.givenName string

Given name of the person

Optional
subjects.informant.name.qualifier string

Details about how the full name was made

Optional
subjects.informant.name.surname string

Surname of the person

Optional
subjects.informant.qualification string

The qualification of the informant

Optional
subjects.informant.signature string

The signature of the informant

Optional
subjects.informant.usualAddress string

The usual address of the person, if different from the mother's

Optional
subjects.mother object

Mother

Optional
subjects.mother.birthplace string

The birthplace of the person

Optional
subjects.mother.maidenSurname string

Maiden surname

Optional
subjects.mother.marriageSurname string

Surname at marriage if different from maiden surname

Optional
subjects.mother.name object

Name of the person

Optional
subjects.mother.name.fullName string

Full name of the person

Optional
subjects.mother.name.givenName string

Given name of the person

Optional
subjects.mother.name.qualifier string

Details about how the full name was made

Optional
subjects.mother.name.surname string

Surname of the person

Optional
subjects.mother.occupation string

The occupation of the parent

Optional
subjects.mother.usualAddress string

Usual address (if different from the place of child's birth)

Optional
systemNumber int32

System number for this event

Optional
type string

Type of the event

Optional