is "place of birth" where the hospital is or where the baby came home? (grandmother, government)
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When asked I always say the name of the city where I was born. My parents lived at the time about 30 minutes from this city. I do remember puzzling over the two options once long ago and deciding if I just took the question literally and answered thusly I wouldn't have to go over that dilemma again and again. Clear question, clear answer.
Plus, my parents continued to live in that adjacent city only for about 3 months after I was born. My childhood after that was spent in a different town which is what I consider my "home town", the only place I have any memory of as a kid. So it just doesn't mean anything to me to say my "place of birth" is this other city that I was not actually born in and have no recollection of.
I say I come from Riverdale, in the Bronx, even though my literal place of birth was Klingenstein Pavillion, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York.
Where you come from (your hometown, the place you spent most of your childhood) can be different from where you were born.
I would list the place the person was actually born, such as the hospital location. That is where the birth is recorded. That is where the birth certificate is issued.
If you list your birthplace in your family tree as your parents address and you were born in a hospital in another state or town, how will future genealogists in your family ever find your birth certificate?
For example, when an obituary says someone was born in (city) does that mean where the hospital is or is it more accurate to state born in the town where the family lived and the child was taken home to?
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Where you were born is the hospital/city you were born.
Where you grew up is where you lived and/or where the baby was brought home to and raised.
Thanks all who replied, some new facets brought up that enlarge the question of birthplace/hometown.
For genealogy purposes this answer by ansible90 seems best: If you list your birthplace in your family tree as your parents address and you were born in a hospital in another state or town, how will future genealogists in your family ever find your birth certificate?
Thanks all who replied, some new facets brought up that enlarge the question of birthplace/hometown.
For genealogy purposes this answer by ansible90 seems best: If you list your birthplace in your family tree as your parents address and you were born in a hospital in another state or town, how will future genealogists in your family ever find your birth certificate?
Unless the hospital is in a different state, that shouldn't be a problem. However, obviously when you're putting data in a tree, the place of birth should be the birth location, not the residence at the time of birth (if different, you should add a residence fact for that). I thought the question was not what to put in your tree, but how to interpret a record.
My birth certificate shows the town of the hospital where I was born, not where my family lived.
To make things more confusing, if asked for my birthplace for an online security question, I use a whole different town.
Steiconi is not my real name, either.
I was born at the Tachikawa AFB hospital, in Tachikawa Prefecture, Japan, in 1967. In 1977, the base was formally returned to the Japanese government. My parents did not live on base & my dad wasn't even stationed at Tachikawa anyway. My dad was stationed at Fuchu Air Station but Fuchu didn't have a hospital. However, my parents didn't live on base at Fuch either.
My parents lived in Nerima-ku, the northwestern of the 23 districts of Tokyo City.
So I just say I was born in Tokyo, even though my birth certificate says Tachikawa AFB, Japan. Hope that doesn't confuse any future descendants who are interested in their genealogy
I was born at the Tachikawa AFB hospital, in Tachikawa Prefecture, Japan, in 1967. In 1977, the base was formally returned to the Japanese government. My parents did not live on base & my dad wasn't even stationed at Tachikawa anyway. My dad was stationed at Fuchu Air Station but Fuchu didn't have a hospital. However, my parents didn't live on base at Fuch either.
My parents lived in Nerima-ku, the northwestern of the 23 districts of Tokyo City.
So I just say I was born in Tokyo, even though my birth certificate says Tachikawa AFB, Japan. Hope that doesn't confuse any future descendants who are interested in their genealogy
What place of birth did you provide to the SSA?
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Hope that doesn't confuse any future descendants who are interested in their genealogy
