Forgive me if you have seen this mentioned elsewhere, and I have also cross posted it to both my Dorset lists, but if you haven't seen this posted elsewhere, you may be interested to know that the ONS are having a trial run at selling certifcates online. At the moment this is open to UK RESIDENTS ONLY as it is only a trial. Go to: http://www.col.statistics.gov.uk and register then follow the instructions on screen. You'll need a credit or debit card, email address, full postal address and the details of the certificate you wish to buy - surname, forename, year event took place, quarter and GRO index number. There is an option if you do not have the full GRO reference as well. Payment is via WorldPay which is a secure system. If you are applying with the full reference it will cost you 7 GB pounds sterling and they aim to dispatch your certifcate within 4 working days. If you do not have the full reference it will cost you 11.50 GB pounds sterling and will be dispatched within 15 working days. I have just tried it out - I was going to order this particular cert by post from the local office, but had the full reference as well, so thought I would save myself postage costs. It is easy to use - the only thing which was not clear was that your password must be at least 5 characters long and include at least one number and no spaces. I did not include a number so my first attempt at registering failed. Sorry if you live overseas, as this would be ideal for you. I would think they will extend this to overseas users once the trial has been completed. I will let you know if I hear more Happy Hunting Helen Helen Jones, Weymouth, Dorset http://www.melcombe.freeserve.co.uk List Admin Rootsweb Eng Dorset & Scammell Lists, and British Genealogy Eng-Dorset, Surnames & Forenames list