There is no record of my Grandmothers Birth on any website, why is this?

Question:

There is no record of my Grandmothers Birth on any website, why is this?

Hi,
My Gran is still alive, and so I have exactly her correct information, but cannot find a record of her birth (May 1917) anywhere? I have found other family members relativley easily.

It always draw a blank on numerous websites.
Any ideas?
might she not have been registered at birth?

Thanks
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: More recent records aren't generally on-line. You don't state the state/province/country you're dealing with, so I can't get any more specific.

If you have the contact information for where-after she was born, you can write to the vital records office and pay what-ever fee they charge to obtain a copy (there are often restrictions on records less then a 100 years old however)

Alternatively, you can just ask your gran - she prob. needed a copy for herself at some point and likely has it floating around - it would be a good opportunity to ask about family stories and her ancestry at the same time.