Genealogy Chat

I ordered a cert this morning and dispatch was 23rd Feb , I make that 8 working days. I'm still wating for 2 I ordered 2 weeks ago that were due for dispatch Thursday, of the batch 1 was reported unfindable on Thurs (I mucked up the name), 1 arrived Fri and 3 yesterday so I'm waiting on 2 now.

Snap - got a bit of wait :0))

Whats despatch date now? My last one ordered 6 Feb was giving 9 days.

Thanks Heather Yes kept a copy, should be ok next time, my 1st certificate should now be winging its way via snail mail 2 me! Truly ;0))

If you have the reference - which you did - you tick the little box asking if you have it. Then you just do the year of the event and it goes to the bit which you got confused about asking names etc. As you have the reference you can ignore all that and just go to the bit where you complete the details you were given for him. It should then tell you you have ordered 1 certificate for £7? You then submit and do your card details. Did you keep a copy of the Order completion? It should give you a ref and if you think you paid too much, you can ring them up?

Besides ticking the box :0))

Whooooops. Did see the bit about the reference but carried on regardless. So thick but what shuould I have done? :0{

You do need to make sure you've ticked the button which says you know the ref - otherwise it can lead you down a whole lot of questions you don't need - and you end being charged £11.50 Christine

Thanks Andrew, will know for the future, although seem to be spending a lot of time in the past!!! Hubby seems pleased of the peace and quiet tho, just a click of keys to disturb silence. lol :0))

Will learn (hopefully) Lunar :0))

I guess you figured it out, but just to tell you. With the exception of relatively recent registrations, all you need to order a birth, marriage, or death certificate is: First name Surname Year and quarter of registration District Volume Page HTH.

Julie If your using the GRO website, you don't need the DoB. You only need to put in the information if there is a red star in the line of text anything else is a bonus and used as a check to confirm that is the certificate you want. You should only need to put in the name, Quarter, District name, Volume Number, Page Number.

ok all done now just got to wait for postie Thanks a million truly :0))

Do you think I should just leave exact dob bit blank ! Truly :0))

Lunar Had a bit of flack when first started on gr community boards. So now nervous but keen lol :0))

Hi Have got so far but now asking for exact dob?? Sorry to be a pain but can you help again

Lunar has given you the detailed info you'd need. Christine

Christine Thanks I am amazed it was there all the time! I found that myself but did not realise it was what I needed. Well they say you learn something new every day. Good job have friends on gr who care enough to help. Truly xx :0))

Cross, Fred Caistor 7a 630 Yoy need to put the registration district as: Caistor The Volume as : 7a Page as: 630 the volume and page are the GRO number The site address for ordering online is below, each certificate costs £7. http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificate/index.asp#0 Caistor Created 1st July 1837. Sub-districts : Caistor; Great Grimsby; Market Rasen GRO volumes : XIV (1837-51); 7a (1852-1930). Registers now divided between Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire districts.

sorry caistor Lincs not Norfolk