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applying to a register office for a certificate
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Lynn | Report | 9 Jul 2006 07:50 |
I emailed the Windsor registrar, to ask about finding a death cert, which wasn't listed on the GRO but I knew that the date and place of death. I was amazed when I got a reply saying that she had found it and asking for payment. That is service! Lynn |
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Unknown | Report | 9 Jul 2006 00:04 |
All the local register offices I've used have been helpful and prompt, but problems arise with London as many of their register offices don't supply certificates for genealogy purposes. nell |
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Anne | Report | 8 Jul 2006 23:03 |
I've always found the local ROs very helpful, and the certs come quicker than using the 'on-line' system. If I order more than one cert, I put in separate cheques, then if one doesn't refer, I get the cheque back. Also, on some occaisions it is at another RO, so they send on the request and the cheque to the appropriate RO. Anne |
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An Olde Crone | Report | 8 Jul 2006 18:38 |
Kate To answer your question, if you put your phone number on the letter, very often they will phone you to check! I order most of my certs from local ROs (some have an on-line ordering facility) but quite often, if I am unsure, or have vague info, I send them an email first. I have never been charged for this and I can often rule out the wrong cert without paying for it. OC |
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Kate | Report | 8 Jul 2006 16:40 |
Hmm, lovely idea, but death certificates don't always give the wife's name, so I wonder what they will do in that case? Kate. |
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Joy | Report | 17 Jun 2006 17:54 |
Yes - a scanned one is nicer to have. Local Register Office - very rarely do I apply to the GR0 ... :-) Just typing one now - for instance, standard sort of wording in my letter:- 'Superintendent Registrar The Register Office ........... etc Dear Sir / Madam I wish to obtain a copy of a death certificate which I believe is detailed in your registers: for John ....., husband of Mary, whose death was registered in ............ in the ........ quarter of .... . I enclose my cheque for £7. If you cannot trace the record as detailed, please return it to me. With grateful thanks, Yours faithfully Enc: cheque, SAE' |
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₪ TeresaW elite empress of deleted threads | Report | 17 Jun 2006 17:41 |
Joy do you mean the local register office or the GRO? |
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Joy | Report | 17 Jun 2006 16:18 |
I try to remember to say in the letter words to the effect of - the son / daughter of, or widow of, as appropriate ... ' and enclose my cheque for £7 and stamped addressed envelope. If you cannot trace the record as detailed, please return the cheque to me.' Goodness!! apart from giving a nudge now and then to my ongoing tips threads ie Irish, military etc, that's my first serious tip for while!... :-) |
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Joy | Report | 17 Jun 2006 16:18 |
... as I do nine times out of ten, for a birth or death certificate |