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Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 10 Send Message	dacre dame	Report	22 Oct 2011 22:38
Member Since: October 2004 Posts: 10 Send Message	Thanks for the tip I shall apply more locally now
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 403 Send Message	Sheila	Report	26 Oct 2011 20:36
Member Since: August 2007 Posts: 403 Send Message	Hi I emailed Islington but no reply so I rang up, the man says no certificates over 100 years and that most of them are done by GRO and they have not got enough staff! So I emailed GRO but I have to send for the both certificates, I do not mind but I reckon they will be both wrong I just wanted to speak to somebody to clarify the situation, so I will get one certificate with Male Adams and one for William Jeffrey, correct one being William Adams, now I know it could have been the family who gave the wrong information but can you get this changed Sheila in Spain
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9 Send Message	Mari	Report	27 Oct 2011 00:03
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9 Send Message	Nudge
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 24,715 Send Message	Joy Kentish Maid	Report	24 Nov 2011 19:40
	Re "Have other GR members found the above scenario not receiving reply to e-mail?" - In the main, I have only contacted register offices in Suffolk and Buckinghamshire; they plus Wandsworth, Bromley and Poole were very helpful.
	Researching: Sadd - Suffolk, Newton - Buckinghamshire, McCusker - Galway and Fermanagh, Brooks - London, and many others
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 213 Send Message	heatherg	Report	24 Nov 2011 20:12
	Will they send certs abroad? Heatherg
	Researching: Little- Dumfriesshire, Studd Nunn- Suffolk, Williams- Devon
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 178 Send Message	Moonbeam	Report	24 Nov 2011 20:25
	Yes they will send certs abroad and no extra charge for postage.
	Researching: Ash, Bassett, Godwin, Elsley, Jackson, Webster, Gisbey, Arnold, Bowles, Vockenson
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 23 Send Message	Patricia	Report	26 Nov 2011 18:08
Member Since: May 2007 Posts: 23 Send Message	Thank you for some very sound advice, I have only ever ordered from GRO but will certainly be contacting more of the local offices in future, Would it be possible to visit and collect on the same day? Cheers ps Would the fees be different from local to GRO?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 24,715 Send Message	Joy Kentish Maid	Report	3 Apr 2012 14:13
	For Renes :) Patricia - the timing varies from office to office; try emailing / ringing them. The cost increased recently to £10.00 for certificates ordered from a local register office. It remains at £9.25 from the GRO.
	Researching: Sadd - Suffolk, Newton - Buckinghamshire, McCusker - Galway and Fermanagh, Brooks - London, and many others
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 2,978 Send Message	Renes	Report	3 Apr 2012 14:53
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 2,978 Send Message	thank you Joy have spoken on t´other :-D

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