David, The full reference consists of Quarter, Registration District, Volume and Page (plus the person's name of course). Presumably it's cheaper to quote the reference because it saves them searching for the right entry. Petra ----- Original Message ----- From: <CDKnow@aol.com> To: <ENG-CUL-CARLISLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 2:27 AM Subject: [CUL-CAR] GRO Index Reference Number > When ordering from the GRO it is 3 pounds less if you supply the "GRO index > reference". > > I'm looking at the FreeBMD page - is "Vol Page" the same as "GRO index > reference" ? > > David >