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marriage certs/birth certs
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Steven | Report | 24 Aug 2009 21:47 |
Does it cost anything to go and have a look at birth/marriage certificates to obtain information from them? |
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KathleenBell | Report | 24 Aug 2009 21:51 |
You can't "look at" birth certificates - you have to buy them. If you go to a county records office you can sometimes look at the parish registers for marriages and baptisms (but it depends on what year it is for). |
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Joy | Report | 24 Aug 2009 22:20 |
Parish records can be searched free at records offices. Civil registrations of births, marriages and deaths from July quarter 1837 onwards can be searched free on free BMD and other sites and on fiche / film at records offices, some main libraries and the public records office, but the actual birth certificate cannot be seen there. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 24 Aug 2009 22:32 |
BUT you cannot see any real detail on a birth etc unless you buy the actual certificate |
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Steven | Report | 24 Aug 2009 22:44 |
thank you everyone, thats been a great help. |
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Adam | Report | 24 Aug 2009 23:49 |
Just to add to here.. |
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Kate | Report | 25 Aug 2009 00:39 |
You can do it via the General Records Office: |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 25 Aug 2009 03:35 |
Just one word of warning |
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Heather | Report | 25 Aug 2009 10:43 |
If you read the Tips for new members you would have the details for ordering plus other basic stuff. |
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Madmeg | Report | 28 Aug 2009 00:30 |
I''ve just learnt that Sheffield Archives allow you to view microfiched records and take a photo for free, or a photocopy for 20p. If not on microfiche you can do the same with the actual registers. |