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Births Jul to Sep 1950
Brown Rosemary Sheerin Islington 5c 1449
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* Birth: "FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Births, Jul to Sep 1950, Islington Registration District, Volume 5c Page 1449 [https://www.freebmd2.org.uk/entry-information/hash?id=7v6P5RsG2gebrD5Nm9XcPQ Birth of Rosemary Brown : Mother's maiden name Sheerin ]. Viewed 16 Oct 2026
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<ref>"FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Births, Jul to Sep 1950, Islington Registration District, Volume 5c Page 1449 [https://www.freebmd2.org.uk/entry-information/hash?id=7v6P5RsG2gebrD5Nm9XcPQ Birth of Rosemary Brown : Mother's maiden name Sheerin ]. Viewed 16 Oct 2026 </ref>
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FreeBMD - "GRO Index of Births" database (https://www.freebmd2.org.uk/entry-information/hash?id=7v6P5RsG2gebrD5Nm9XcPQ : accessed 16 Oct 2026), entry for Rosemary Brown, Jul to Sep 1950, Islington, Vol.5c/1449, citing General Register Office, Southport
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{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd2.org.uk/entry-information/hash?id=7v6P5RsG2gebrD5Nm9XcPQ|title=FreeBMD - "GRO Index of Births" database|accessdate=16 Oct 2026|work=FreeBMD|publisher=Free UK Genealogy}}
Rosemary BROWN's birth record
| Surname | Brown |
|---|---|
| Given Name | Rosemary |
| Record Type | Birth |
| Registration Date | Jul to Sep 1950 |
| Mother's Maiden Name | Sheerin |
| District | Islington |
| Volume | 5c |
| Page | (View other entries on this page.) |
| Transcriber | pcrayner |
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| 2026-08-30 | This may be Dana, the singer and Politician, although some sources say she was born in 1951. |
| 2026-08-31 | Very likely is Dana, her mother's maiden name was Sheerin, some sources confirm this date of birth, she may have shaved a year off her age. |
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