Hi Diane, Many thanks for your reply. As I understand it quoting 01/01/1860 as the date but NOT giving a specific reference will get them to search a year either side and part of the GRO’s reply was “We have searched the indexes for events registered in England and Wales during the years specified (1859-1861). We have been unable to find any entry with the details you provided." When I ordered the certificate I gave Elizabeth COURT as the name, omitting Edith. Sorry I did not make that clear. Thanks again Christine From: Diane Wynne Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 8:45 AM To: Christine Benson Cc: London Mailing List Subject: Re: [LON] Elizabeth Edith COURT When ordering a certificate with a with a specific reference (quarter, year, district, volume and page no) and specify the date of birth as 01/01/1860 for the indexed reference, then this is the date they will check on the original certificate. So if her birth was in May then you will be told that the details do not match even if the father´s name could have been correct. Since the birth you found in Shoreditch registration district is the only possible one (St Lukes is in that area), if it was me, I would reorder it without specifying a date of birth or father´s name if you are unsure of that. OK it could cost you 9.25 GBP but at least you would know if it was correct. Diane On 6 February 2015 at 01:21, Christine Benson via <[email protected]> wrote: Hi All, Elizabeth Edith COURT was born c 1860, St Luke, London according to the 1861 census. She appears to have been the daughter of David Thomas (William) COURT and ELIZA. She was baptized at Market Lavington, Wiltshire on 18 Aug 1861 and that gives a birth date of 30 May 1860. That confirms the parents but unfortunately no image is available so I can't check the dates. (Market Lavington was her mother's birth place.) The only birth I can find that appears to match is for Elizabeth COURT b Q2 1860, Shoreditch. Does Shoreditch correspond with St Luke? I ordered a certificate specifying born 01/01/1860 in London so they would search a year either side. I think I gave the father's name as David but I cannot remember exactly and the acknowledgment email does not give those details. Although I thought it was probably the Shoreditch one I was trying to get the right one if it wasn't. The GRO say they cannot find a certificate with the details I specified. Of course they refunded the money. So before I order the Shoreditch certificate which is the only one I can find that matches, (my hope being that he called himself Thomas, say, on the certificate,) but might well not be the right one, can anyone shed any more light on the matter, suggest an alternative birth registration, or give any more useful info. (In some censuses she is shown with the surname BENSON as she was "adopted" by her step-grandfather William BENSON who refers to her in his will as my adopted daughter.) Any help gratefully received Christine

But if you gave 1st Jan 1860 They would surely check the 1st of Jan 1861 & 1st Jan 1859 Not every date between, otherwise they are ignoring the checking points Perhaps they can explain if that was the case Hence why I said it would be better to just state the year 1860 only Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 06/02/2015 14:16, Christine Benson via wrote: > Hi Diane, > > Many thanks for your reply. As I understand it quoting 01/01/1860 as the > date but NOT giving a specific reference will get them to search a year > either side and part of the GRO’s reply was > “We have searched the indexes for events registered in England and Wales > during the years specified (1859-1861). We have been unable to find any > entry with the details you provided." > When I ordered the certificate I gave Elizabeth COURT as the name, omitting > Edith. Sorry I did not make that clear. > > Thanks again > > Christine