Hi everyone! 

Does anyone know if it was common practice “in the old days” to register a birth as of the day it was reported to the local registry and not as the actual date of birth? 

Every document from my grandfather has his date of birth as October 15. But the document confirming his date of birth lists it as October 23.  

My guess is that since he was jewish he was not officially named until after his circumcision on his 8th day, which would make sense (October 23 would be the day after his circumcision). But how would one reconcile this to show that it’s the same person? 

 

**I’m trying to obtain additional info for my grandfather but I need to show that all the dates are the same. So far his marriage, immigration, army and death certificate all have October 15th. It’s only this one document from Romania that says otherwise**

Rebecca Racer