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Postal orders made payable to Superintendent Registrar

POSTAL APPLICATIONS If you apply by post please complete this form and enclose a stamped addressed envelope and the appropriate fee in sterling. Information about the cost of certificates may be obtained from any register office. All remittances should be made payable to the appropriate authority as given here and cheques should be crossed '/& Co/' Do not send cash. This application form should be sent to the Superintendent Registrar of the district where the marriage occurred. Still don't know WHO to make postal order payable to !!! Got to go Elaine :-)

I've ordered a certificate before now from West Bromwich and I did it in the form of a letter as I don't have a printer. I included all the information that Elaine has stated already and I also included a telephone number where they could contact me if they needed to query anything. I had no problems getting the certificate without the actual order form from the website

Hi Richard, In answer to your question, why might they ignore your request if not put on an order form ? They possibly WILL sort out your request ...BUT if they don't it will be because they have provided an order form online, already printed up with the details on, so they have quick and easy access. They MAY use a computerised system .. I don't know. All you can do is try Richard .. and see what happens. Obviously, not everyone is able to print out the correct order forms ... so you must be able to write to them with an application for a certificate. I would keep going Richard ..... they should send you the certificates. You should be able to get BOTH certificates from the same place as if I remember properly, both references were found on WestMidlandsBMD site for Sandwell. I'll check that it is £7 for each certificate and get back to you. Elaine :-) YES, certs are £7 each .... but it doesn't tell you WHO to make cheques/postal orders out to .... I wonder if anyone else knows ?

By the way, Richard, in answer to the question you asked earlier about why the GRO index entry would not show the mother's maiden name in this case although somebody got the same information in the case of your grandfather, that would be because mother's maiden name was added to the index about 1911, so entries before that would not contain the mother's maiden name on the index. Kate.

I dont understand why they could ignore my request why is this? Richard

Send this Application to: Superintendent Registrar, Sandwell Register Office, Highfields, High Street, West Bromwich, West Midlands, B70 8RJ You SHOULD really complete the application forms from the BMD site Richard ... there is a small chance that they will ignore your letter of request ... but you can always try. You need to explain that you are unable to make an application any other way than the way you are doing by letter. Tell them the certificate you require: Marriage of William Berry to Emily Pitt in Sandwell Year and then the Reference number you have got. Same for the birth. Birth Name: Emily Pitt Sub District: Wednesbury Year: 1873 Reference Number: WED/57/364 Good luck Elaine :-)

Thank you to everyone who is helping and supporting me, Can anyone please find the postal adress for Sandwell Register office and please can you explain what I must explain in my letter. Then tommorow morning I can get a postal order and send off for the certificate. Regards Richard

From WMBMD.John Pitt married Elizabeth Dudley 1855 St Martins church Tipton .Ref Sandwell 39/7/478.Lindy

Good news! The right thing to do. will tell us both their dads names, then will know for sure who to look backwards for. have you done the alteration on your main tree yet? On your tree ... You need to change Lucy Elizabeth HOLMES b 1893 to Lucy Elizabeth MITCHELL b 1893 She is the daughter of George Henry Mitchell b 1871 and Lucy Madeley b 1869 Jess x

I am going to get in touch with Sandwell archives and order a copy of this marriage certificate, William Berry Emily Pitt st Bartholomews Wednesbury, I am also ordering her birth cert from West Bromwich register office. Regards Richard

Well done Richard. When we give little bits aback to you to do its because we want YOu to help US build YOUR tree - its your tree ! Off to get my tea now too see you later

I need to go and look after my family for a short while now Richard, I have 7 rabbits, a cat and two children, so I need to spend some time with them. I'll be back on later. Here is the info you wanted: GARBETT Jane JONES William West Bromwich Register Office Sandwell WBRO/29/98 Elaine :-)

Well done Richard. WHERE did you find it ....on FreeBMD ? If you can find that GRO Ref on FreeBMD then you can find the Register Office reference on: WestMidlandsBMD http://www.bmsgh.org Once your on ... click on marriages and then you will see on the next page, a picture of a certificate. Under the certificate is some red writing 'Search the marriage indexes' ...click on the red writing. You have to scroll down the next page until you find where you have to put the names in. Make sure you find the correct year as well and click on the year. I'll go and check for you .... do it with me ! Elaine :-)

Have found it 6b 1016. But I need the gro number for West Bromwich register office please, Regards Richard

Hi Richard Thank you for the reply and I'm sorry to hear that your printer isn't working at the moment. Heather

Richard, get yourself onto the site - its free. Then scroll down a bit to where it says SEARCH put in the names there, it will tell you the ref number when it has has a little 'Chug' then YOU can post the ref for US to see- show us how good you are! C'mon you can do that Jess

Derby, Sorry but I do not understand how to use this site, please can you find it for me. Regards Richard

Ether, Yes I do have a printer but it isnt working at the moment Regards Richard

Richard Do you have a printer? Please answer. Heather:-)