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GRO certificates

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Hawthorn

Hawthorn Report 19 Jan 2010 18:46

I was always under the impression that certificates obtained from the GRO were a great deal more expensive that from a register office.

I contacted a register office today making an enquiry for a marriage certificate from 1922. The told me that they would need to know which church the marriage took place before they could look as the area was very big with many churches to check.

They suggested I contact the GRO and told me the cost would be £8.50 for an on line request, I did this and was pleasently surprised to discover the cost is exactly the same as from a register office, £7.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 19 Jan 2010 18:55

If you have the GRO ref the cost is £7 from the GRO the same as local register offices the GRO ref isnt any good though at the local Offices and as you have found for marriages you need lots more info ie church etc.

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

Hawthorn

Hawthorn Report 19 Jan 2010 19:59

I found that the GRO want almost every piece of information, including the ref. numbers, for a birth certificate!

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 19 Jan 2010 20:26

I ORDERED SOME CERTS FROM THE GRO LAST YEAR

AND THEY CAME THE NEXT MORNING

HOW GOOD IS THAT

Researching:
The birth of Middlesbrough

Hawthorn

Hawthorn Report 19 Jan 2010 20:35

I hope mine arrives tomorrow, the site said it would be despatched on the 25th . . . . I can't wait that long!

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 19 Jan 2010 20:47

Isnt the GRO price £10 without the reference numbers?and they search a year either side of the target year?(£3 for the search)

and £7 with references ,
but with extra checks that dont match you get £4 back?

Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960