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Births Jan to Mar 1955
ATKINSON Rowan S BAINBRIDGE Newcastle T. 1b 240
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* Birth: "FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Births, Jan to Mar 1955, Newcastle T. Registration District, Volume 1b Page 240 [https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/TZlY6Mn6iYzuvXHnsQ4LWg/hash Birth of Rowan S ATKINSON : Mother's maiden name BAINBRIDGE ]. Viewed 8 Feb 2026
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<ref>"FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Births, Jan to Mar 1955, Newcastle T. Registration District, Volume 1b Page 240 [https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/TZlY6Mn6iYzuvXHnsQ4LWg/hash Birth of Rowan S ATKINSON : Mother's maiden name BAINBRIDGE ]. Viewed 8 Feb 2026 </ref>
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FreeBMD - "GRO Index of Births" database (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/TZlY6Mn6iYzuvXHnsQ4LWg/hash : accessed 8 Feb 2026), entry for Rowan S ATKINSON, Jan to Mar 1955, Newcastle T., Vol.1b/240, citing General Register Office, Southport
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Rowan S ATKINSON's birth record
| Surname | ATKINSON |
|---|---|
| Given Name | Rowan S |
| Record Type | Birth |
| Registration Date | Jan to Mar 1955 |
| Mother's Maiden Name | BAINBRIDGE |
| District | Newcastle T. [district query] potential issue with this District name |
| Volume | 1b |
| Page | |
| Transcriber | Agnes |
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