Thanks Sarah and Bernie. I will contact the Chch Office. I presume this is it - no sign of an email address though: Christchurch Register Office The Court House Bargates Christchurch Tel: 01202 892325 For an appointment please ring the Registrar at Ferndown on the number given above. Opening times: Monday, Wednesday & Thursday 9.30am to 12.30pm, 1.30pm to 4.00pm or is it Bournemouth Register Office (01202 454945) 1 July 1837 - 31 March 1997 Christchurch birth and death registers. Register Office marriage registers. Some Ringwood and Fordingbridge birth and death registers (mainly 1932-1974). Bournemouth area birth and death registers and Register Office marriage registers. Completed church marriage registers for the Christchurch and Bournemouth area. (NB Some registers for the Christchurch area between 1837-1901 are held in Southampton). >From 1 April 1997 onwards All Bournemouth area birth and death registers and the Register Office marriage registers. Plus completed church marriage registers. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sarah Middleton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:11 AM Subject: Re: [HAM] Missing from GRO Index - original registration ? > Hi, > > If it was me, I would write to Christchurch Registry Office with the > details I have got to see if they have got the correct death registered > in their books. As Bernie says, the GRO books and index are compiled > from these local books. If an error was made when these quarterly > returns were put together, John could easily have become Jane. Since you > have the date and place of death, it should be a simple job for them to > check. > > Best wishes, > > Sarah > > For FREE online parish register transcriptions visit the Hampshire OPC at www.knightroots.co.uk > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > __________ NOD32 2883 (20080218) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >