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applying to a register office for a certificate
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kay | Report | 7 Apr 2009 12:30 |
Francis.. |
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Joy | Report | 7 Apr 2009 14:30 |
Jacki, you could try telephoning or emailing the register office. |
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Smiley | Report | 7 Apr 2009 19:10 |
That's good to know Kay, I have to get a Norwich birth so I will go local ;-) |
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Madmeg | Report | 13 Aug 2009 21:46 |
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. |
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jillignite | Report | 20 Aug 2009 19:34 |
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.) |
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Joy | Report | 6 Nov 2009 10:59 |
given a nudge for new readers. |
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Bobtanian | Report | 24 Jan 2010 01:22 |
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.... |
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Joy | Report | 25 Mar 2010 11:49 |
- for new readers |
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Joy | Report | 11 Nov 2010 22:48 |
Brought forward. |
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Madmeg | Report | 18 Mar 2011 22:11 |
WEll done Joy. |
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Joy | Report | 20 Mar 2011 15:34 |
Thank you, Meg :-) |
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Joy | Report | 30 May 2011 18:45 |
Brought forward. |
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GinaS | Report | 31 May 2011 07:09 |
nudged for future ref |
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wellybobs | Report | 31 May 2011 16:40 |
I guess I have been lucky so far, the register offices at Wigan and Leigh, and surrounding area have been extremely helpful because with the difference in bounderies now to the 1800's it is not always easy to tell who to apply to, having said that I have also found the GRO on line service to be good too, they charge £9.25 but you don't need to send a stamped addressed envelope. |
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Yvonne | Report | 31 May 2011 23:20 |
I recently ordered a cert from Lancashire bmd, you can order online for some of the districts, I paid 9 pounds and recieved it within 2 days. |
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LD | Report | 26 Jul 2011 10:52 |
This site gives A-Z of Register Offices and shows those where you can order online. |
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Joy | Report | 14 Oct 2011 08:46 |
:-) |
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Sheila | Report | 17 Oct 2011 10:22 |
Hi I have been looking for my grandfathers birth certificate for 2 years sent to GRO for broad search, nothing. Thought I would read your thread and maybe ask the local office to do a better search and something made me look at a different channel. My information was 1857 Paddington William Adams I had looked for mothers maiden name etc, however I have found him William Jeffrey 1857 Islington GREAT Looked on Freebmd it shows a male Adams and also a William Jeffrey do I get the certificate from GRO or Islington and has anybody got an address for Islington the one I found on Google was for certificates after 1910. I am living in Spain but I am willing to ring, write or do it online. I am so happy Sheila (Sorry my ggrandfathers middle name is Jeffrey this being his mother maiden name) |
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Barry_ | Report | 17 Oct 2011 12:26 |
When this thread was started by Joy five years ago, the use of e-mail to contact register offices is noted. Like many folks I have used e-mail extensively with great success! Regardless if I contact an office by e-mail or telephone I always whittle my request to the year and the quarter for a birth or death. I never ask for a marriage unless I know the parish - staff don't have time to check entries for (the many) parishes. |
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Sheila | Report | 17 Oct 2011 12:55 |
Thank you Barry but I am unsure if there are two certificates or one Male Adams and William Jeffrey I really need confirmation for payment etc Any ideas anybody Sheila |