Genealogy Chat

I ordered a couple of certs on April 9th and they still aren't here - the suspense is killing me!!! I know the GRO has had problems with the huge volume of certs ordered over the last few months but a month is a long time to wait - should I chase them up or wait a little longer?!! Helen x

Hi Reg It was the 28th April - nothing in the post this morning!

The one's I ordered on 6th April with a despatch date of today, arrived last Saturday! Merry

and to make you feel better.....I have just ordered granddad's army record from the MOD. Estimate.....8 months :o(( Merry

8 months Merry?! I was wanting to order my grandfathers record but I'm not the next of kin. Just hope I have better luck with a divorce record next week at TNA.

Mine haven't come yet, but I only ordered them a fortnight or so ago. If the haven't come by the end of next week I might start getting a bit annoyed though.

At times of high demand it is always worth looking if the office local to the event can supply certificates. Most local offices will turn an order around in less than a week,some the following day. But you have to use the office local to the event. You can also ask (and request in most cases) for a scan of the original image.In that instance you will see a scanned copy of your rellies signature or mark. Seasrch for the thread 'local registry offices...copy or handwritten please add' There are quite a few listed and more wouldn't hurt. Glen

average seems to be 3 weeks for GRO at the moment. Merry, I ordered army records witha 6-8 month wait quoted but they arrived in 3 weeks :-) that was a nice suprise.

I ordered a birth certificate on 23 May and told 3 weeks......I'm still waiting!!!! I chased them, only to be told that they are under huge pressure with demand. Ken.

Ooooooooh Ang!!! How can I type with my fingers tightly crossed??????? LOL - Hope granddad's army record comes that quickly! When my father-in-law applied for his own service record (when he was aged 87), my husband phoned the MoD to say if they didn't hurry up, my father-in-law might be dead before the record arrived. They still took 13 months! Merry

I thought they said it was supposed to get better after Easter!!!

hyah just ordered some this aft from ssouthport and told they would be approx 17 days which is better that 5 weeks ago when delivery was 3 weeks ordered one this aft from local registry office and i will have it on thursday xx

I ordered mine April 1st (should have thought APRIL FOOLS DAY!!) anyway despach date was 25th April, still waiting and waiting and waiting......

I wasn't given a despatch date, not sure why. I haven't (yet) been told they can't locate any so fingers crossed that my hunches have paid off and when the info comes it will actually be what I was hoping for... whenever it does come.

I'm waiting - I ordered mine before I went on hols, so about the 12th April - estimated date was the 8th May - I hope I get it soon!

I ordered two on the 21st April despatch date 16th May ,so yours seem a little adrift now. Shirley

I was lead to believe they are working on another series of WDYTYA but not sure how true this is, or when its coming out, guess any certs would be better ordered now for next year!

Helen can i highjack a min, Merry, are they WW1 or WW2 records, and how do you go about getting them, what do you have to know? Gill

Me too. Ordered two together on 7th April got one last Saturday but still awaiting the other one. nightmare.

Gill, This is the address of the site which will tell you about getting army records:- http://www.army.mod.uk/contacts/divisions/records.htm Helen, As for certificates from the GRO, I ordered one on 16th April, and the despatch date is 10th May. I rang this morning to see if they were still behind with orders and there is a message on their phone saying there will still be delays up to the end of May, so I'm not holding my breath that the certificate will be sent out on the 10th. Kath. x