Thanks to all for your replies. Polly's argument (that I should put the reference *exactly* as given in the GRO index) has persuaded me, so that's what I'll do - the reference is very clear in the scanned image and if, as I believe, it's wrong, then they'll soon find that out and it will be their responsibility to work out what it really is. Provided they're not completely snowed under with requests, of course! Also many thanks to Tony for that extra info re Emma's baptism. "Westbury" and "Westbury on Severn" certainly seem to be used interchangeably in that area - I think they refer to the same place, don't they? - but the registration district named Westbury is miles away in Wiltshire, which is why I think the GRO index is wrong... As Liz said, it would certainly be a good idea if there was a space on the order form for us to add a short comment just to give them a hint, since we may have spent hours of our own time investigating a particular entry and could save them wasting theirs. Best regards, Jan _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now

Just to add to the earlier thread that we've been talking about, ie Ordering a birth certificate. I have been looking for a death for a lady for some time now using FreeBMD and could not find her. I looked for her on the 1911 census and she wasn't there, this made me realise that she should have died between 1901 - 1911. Yes, there was one, aged 59 but my lady was only about 39 so I went to the spectacles at the end of the line and clicked on them to take me to the original GRO site and there she was aged 39. Yes, it was slightly difficult to read but without a doubt, it was 39. So easily mis-read by the transcriber. A short subscription to Findmypast is well worth the investment. Another of my ladies I couldn't find was a widow in 1889. My thoughts were that she must have married again because I couldn't find her death. I found her with her daughters from her first marriage plus new husband. As a result, I've been able to get her Death Certificate just in time before the increase. Liz www.btinternet.com/~e.newbery OPC for Street, Somerset

Jan R wrote: > As Liz said, it would certainly be a good idea if there was a space > on the order form for us to add a short comment just to give them a > hint, since we may have spent hours of our own time investigating a > particular entry and could save them wasting theirs. It's always worth making the suggestion, esp as they're withdrawing the ref checking option in 3 days. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk

Hi Jan I have checked all the entries for 1838 and Residence in most cases is Westbury. It would appear that for a considerable time it was known as Westbury in the Forest before becoming Westbury on Severn so I can see that for most people it would just be Westbury. Regards Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan R" <tartania99@hotmail.co.uk> To: "Rootsweb Bristol & District" <bristol_and_district@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 03, 2010 3:37 AM Subject: Re: [B&D] Ordering a birth certificate when GRO index reference isn't correct > >> Also many thanks to Tony for that extra info re Emma's baptism. >> "Westbury" and "Westbury on Severn" certainly seem to be used >> interchangeably in that area - I think they refer to the same place, >> don't they? - >>