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

Bill, Instead of sending for them from the GRO can you try the local Register Office? They might be more amendable to checking beforehand. Have you tried looking for them in censuses? Have you tried looking for the christenings burials on the Ancestry LMA transcriptions to eliminate some of the possible candidates? Could you tell us who you are looking for and what dates? Then someone on the list might be able to eliminate someone for you. Anne On 26 May 2011, at 19:36, Bill Dalton wrote: > 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