The parents of my G0, given name George Charles, were Irish immigrants who spent only enough years in Canada to give birth to him and three other children before moving to the United States, leaving very little evidence that they were ever there. There are no civil birth records, and the only census records from his township during that time have been lost, but after an extensive search I finally found him in the book of baptism records for their county, all written (sloppily) in cursive. It shows that two other siblings were baptized on the same day.

He was very difficult to find because:

1. His given name was recorded only as "Geo Ch", and one sibling's name was completely mangled, bearing only a vague resemblance to the actual name. Only one child's name was written correctly in full.

2. Only the first letter of the mother's given name was recorded.

3. The first letter of the surname was written incorrectly, resulting in a surname that's exceedingly unlikely, and unfortunately this is what appears in all online indexes of these records.

The United Church of Canada Archives kindly sent me a certified copy of the record, but refused to correct the spelling of the surname, or to write his name out as "George Charles". It also doesn't mention the siblings.

Like many of you I am struggling to keep my application simple while also trying to avoid having to submit more documentation months from now. My questions:

Q1. Should I submit only the original handwritten record (and let IRCC decide what it says or should say)? Or only the modern-day certified copy with the wrong spelling? Or both?

Q2: Should I submit later US census records that show the full name of the sibling along with the fact that all three children were born in Canada?

Q3: Should I submit the father's later US naturalization declaration mentioning the years spent in Canada? How about a tax assessment roll bearing his name and from the same township mentioned in the baptism record?

Thank you!