One set of the questions seems designed to find out how much we are prepared to pay for certificates or downloaded images thereof as opposed to just the information from them, which, I presume, means transcriptions or similar. Ian -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:09 AM To: Stan Mapstone ; rootsweb Dur-NBL Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] [ENG-DURHAM] GRO Survey Having done the survey I have to say there are some very odd questions Its akin to :- Do you want your leg sawn off, your arm sawn off or a jam sandwich <g> Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > The GRO are conducting research with a survey here > > https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/default.asp > > click on the link and take part. > > Stan

They were very careful not to mention "transcriptions" - in the questions about the information in the certificate, as opposed to the copy, you were left to assume/presume that there could be human error creeping in. Ruth > From: irt.seaham@ntlworld.com > To: DUR-NBL@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 12:41:32 +0100 > Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] [ENG-DURHAM] GRO Survey > > One set of the questions seems designed to find out how much we are prepared > to pay for certificates or downloaded images thereof as opposed to just the > information from them, which, I presume, means transcriptions or similar. > Ian > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nivard Ovington > Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2011 10:09 AM > To: Stan Mapstone ; rootsweb Dur-NBL > Subject: Re: [DUR-NBL] [ENG-DURHAM] GRO Survey > > Having done the survey I have to say there are some very odd questions > > Its akin to :- > > Do you want your leg sawn off, your arm sawn off or a jam sandwich <g> > >