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John

John Report 21 Nov 2016 22:29

Hi
I am new to Genes Reunited.
Having a little trouble taking searches further.
Once I identify a relative, and I obtain a reference, Example 10, a, 1419.
Where do I go to get more in depth information relating to that reference?
Regards
Cockburnblue

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 21 Nov 2016 22:39

What you are seeing is the GRO ref

You can get a copy of any cert from

www.gro.gov.uk. Costs £9.25 quoting the GRO ref on the order forms

Some London baptisms and parish copies of marriages to 1921 are viewable on Ancestry which saves buying the cert

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 21 Nov 2016 22:54

go here:

http://www.freebmd.org.uk

(free)

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 22 Nov 2016 04:42

BUT even if you do what Rollo says, you cannot see any more until you buy the certificate from GRO, using the url that Shirley posted.


However, freebmd is free, has bmds from the start of registration on 1 July 1837 to ca 1970/75, and that does save money

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

RolloTheRed

RolloTheRed Report 22 Nov 2016 13:20

most times using FreeBMD and then cross referencing with census records it is possible to pull out mother's full name, maiden name and such without buying any certs..

Very useful sources are the areas (eg London) where the electoral list and state school admissions has been digitised by Ancestry. In the UK Ay is free at most public libraries.

Women with propery had local voting rights from the C19 and so would appear on electoral rolls.

Researching:
The Man In the High Castle