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BMD Mistake
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 22 Feb 2013 15:54 |
Hubby registered the birth of our daughter. He didn't notice they spelt my surname incorrectly . I did and was going to see if a correction could be done but I was so caught up in caring for her with feeds etc and OH being on shifts that I didn't have the time to make two bus journey to the Register Office to see if it could be amended so her birth cert still has my maiden name incorrectly spelt |
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JustJanet | Report | 22 Feb 2013 15:25 |
I found that my maiden name was incorrectly shown in my marriage record on the Indexes on Ancestry & FMP. I wrote to the register office where we were married and had a reply from the GRO in Southport confirming that the original entry at the register office was correct and the error was just in the GRO index. |
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Kense | Report | 22 Feb 2013 15:07 |
The FreeBMD site is a searchable transcription of the GRO Index. The result of the search (year, quarter, registration district, volume and page) enables you to order the certificate from the GRO. |
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Fiona | Report | 22 Feb 2013 12:33 |
I'm really new at this... what is the GRO index? By image do you mean the type written pages that you look at, if not how can I view the image? Sorry for all the questions |
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Potty | Report | 22 Feb 2013 12:23 |
My grandfather's surname is wrong on the GRO index and on his marriage cert. It cannot be changed, and yes it did make finding the marriage very difficult! |
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Fiona | Report | 22 Feb 2013 12:02 |
It is her maiden name, not her first name which is wrong which makes it difficult for people trying to trace relatives! |
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Fiona | Report | 22 Feb 2013 11:59 |
She was married in Church and I was looking on the free BMD search, just wondered if you know if there is anyway you can search recent bmd's for free and when did the paper version stop. Thanks for all help and suggestions |
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RolloTheRed | Report | 22 Feb 2013 11:12 |
There are thousands of errors and discrepancies in the GRO index. How do they get there? |
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Porkie_Pie | Report | 22 Feb 2013 10:43 |
When you say her name is wrong, Where are you looking? |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 22 Feb 2013 10:43 |
Index or certificate? |
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Fiona | Report | 22 Feb 2013 10:38 |
Does anyone know what, if anything, you should do if you find a mistake in the bmd details? My sister's last name is incorrect on the marriage details!!! |