Genealogy Chat

Brought forward.

- for new readers

I recently got a marriage cert from the gro, and the writing wasnt all that clear, i found out the actual registrar office and phoned them, and they confirmed/amended over the phone what I thought was written....
cheers, tower hamlets....
Bob

given a nudge for new readers.

Having read this thread I thought I would try my luck with Derby Register Office. I sent them an email giving the year, quarter and name. I had a response from them within 24 hrs advising they had found the cert!( The GRO said it had been mistranscribed and could not be located.)
A big hug to Derby register office!!!

I read today that some small churches had so few marriages that they have not yet filled up their first book of records, and they have never been submitted to the GRO.

Does anyone think that is true? Could it be why lots of us cannot find marriages of our ancestors and have assumed they never married?

How do we go about finding out?

Margaret

That's good to know Kay, I have to get a Norwich birth so I will go local ;-)

Jacki, you could try telephoning or emailing the register office.

I have learned nowadays to look at the register office's web site before applying for a certificate; recently, I had sent a cheque payable to the superintendent registrar and had to write another one made payable, instead, to the London Borough of Lambeth.

As a guide, look at this site -
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk/Services/CommunityLiving/Births/BirthCertificatesHistoricalSearches.htm

With this particular register office, one can pay by credit or debit card if one wishes.

Francis..
The Norwich Reg Office are really good..I always order from there
Kayx

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nudged again for Jennifer

Just seen that the thread was nudged up from 2006!!
That is typical of me - always slow on the uptake, lol.

Frances

Thanks for this tip. I usuall apply to the GRO but will try our local RO now.

Frances

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n

Somebody said the local office copies are handwritten and could include errors. Well some are, but some are photocopies of the original certificate and some are photocopies of a transcribed certificate. So it could be regarded as a bit of pot luck.

But the worst service I had was from the GRO who also don't necessarily send copies of original documents. For my Eli Downs, died in WW1, I got a GRO certificate saying his birth was registered in Hatfield. It should have been Hayfield. Several emails, and I got a replacement - still Hatfield. After a phone call I got a correct certificate, and a couple of weeks later ANOTHER correct certificate and my £7 refunded.

Regards

Magaret

Everyone, local register offices are fantastic. I sent a request for a birth to the Hoywell office and they searched, and searched, and searched, and sadly didn't find my John Davies, but I know that they tried, and it cost me nothing.

Regards

Margaret

Everyone, local register offices are fantastic. I sent a request for a birth to the Hoywell office and they searched, and searched, and searched, and sadly didn't find my John Davies, but I know that they tried, and it cost me nothing.

Regards

Margaret

My dad wont let my get them form local offices so i'm stuck with the rubbish GRO,