Hi Bill Whilst they have stopped the old checking system they do a similar system which is actually cheaper Use the online ordering system, where it says with GRO reference, enter no Enter the year and follow through the rest adding details as required, you will see you can add the parents names as you go through They will search the year entered and one either side If the exact date is not known enter 01/01/XXXX being the year If they find a match they will send it, if no match found you will not be charged Unless you know the mothers maiden name there is still a chance you may get the wrong cert if the parents names are identical but the chances are very much reduced Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) >I am trying to get the birth and death certs on an ancestor. The only > problem is that there are 4 possible candidates for each, total of 8. > The only saving grace is that I know the names of both of the parents. > The only problem is that when I sent the GRO an email asking how to > request the certs since there is no place to list the parents, they > replied that they no longer provide a reference checking service. > > Any ideas on how to tell them exactly which certs are the ones to send > without having to unload my wallet on extra fees for researching their > records? > > Thanks > Bill Dalton