altered NY birth certificate 1897

IMA777

I came across a birth record online #46509 Manhattan. The date is November 4, 1897.

So far I can't match up the 2 names with that date and parents. The names involved are VanWyck and Higgins

Questions: why was it changed, who does it belong to?

Any help appreciated.

Thank you

Áine Ní Donnghaile

If you view the record on https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/875035 you will see the date and kind of changes.

Since the change was made in 1966, it is possible that the change was made to confirm identity at the time of receiving a pension.

The corresponding baptismal register, from St Thomas Aquinas, shows Edward Higgins, son of John Higgins and Mary Meade. That would lead me to suspect that the reporting party, D J Murphy MD, made an error at the time of recording/reporting the birth. https://www.findmypast.com/transcript?id=US%2FNY%2FCATH%2FPR%2FBAP%2F00346484

Áine Ní Donnghaile

BTW - if you don't have a copy of the baptismal record, you can request, free, a copy of the page from https://archny.org/ministries-and-offices/archives/genealogy/? It will take a few weeks, but it's completely free.

The images WERE available on FindMyPast.com's website, but the contract with the Archdiocese ended and was not renewed.

IMA777

Thank you....I did know that Robert Anderson VanWyck was mayor of NY. Died in Paris 1918 and thought there may be a connection. Obviously not.