Hi Glad to help. With the time differences and everything, if you give me the details I could maybe call them for you? I live in the area. Or you could email them then you'd not need to worry about the time. One other thing - it's a Bank Holiday here in England tomorrow (Monday August 25) so the offices wont be open. Yes the cost is the same - £7.00. The only difference there is the postage (mailing cost?) is free with the online GRO and a stamped addressed envelope is expected using the local register offices. Good luck! Let me know if I can help with the phone or anything. Val the cohens wrote: > Marlene and Val, > > Thank your for your replies. I think I will go back to the > Lancashire site and copy down the local Registar's record number, and > then call the Manchester Office. > > Going to the Manchester Registrar site, the fee of 7 pounds still > applies, it seems the same cost as GRO, and it does not say a true > copy, so I want to confirm with them. My credit card will convert to > sterling so maybe I can even order by phone as they say. They say > they cannot respond quickly to inquiries due to the increased interest > in genealogy of late. > > Except I am not alert enough to call at 7 or 8 am Pacific time, before > the office closes, so I will have to decide about what is most > practical. I am not sure what I will do. > > Thanks. > > >