Hello Listers I have an old Certificates - a 1907 issue of my gf's 1869 Birth Certificate which has some 1905 Amendments included - in a format not now used. Unfortunately, a relative who had it for many years, entered the amendments on the actual certificate in either fountain pen ink or biro. Over the 90+ years, the paper of the certificate has turned brown. Two of the amendments are beside the wrong information, but the third includes a blue line crossing out the wrong information. My query is this - does anyone know how to remove either sort of ink without damaging the paper? I've heard that 'Milton' can remove biro but have never tried it. I think there may also be a second certificate with similar 'corrections' to it. Any help would be gratefully received. Many thanks. Pam [email protected] Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia

At 19:52 17-09-01 +1000, Pamela Robins wrote: >Hello Listers > > I have an old Certificates - a 1907 issue of my gf's 1869 Birth >Certificate which has some 1905 Amendments included - in a format not now >used. > > Unfortunately, a relative who had it for many years, entered the >amendments on the actual certificate in either fountain pen ink or biro. Hello Pam, If you can afford it, I think the only answer is to get new copies of the old certificate and compare them with the alterrations. You have the registration numbers, so there is no search involved. A member of our group had a certificate where the relative had made corrections, had photocopied the resultant "correct" certificate, and then passed it on to relatives. Genealogists cannot proceed on illegally alterred certificates and you owe it to your own research to gain a certified copy of the original certificate. > My query is this - does anyone know how to remove either sort of >ink without damaging the paper? Don't attempt it. regards, Ada Ackerly, Melbourne, Australia formerly Ackerly DocuSearch