Hi Chris, I have found that by ordering UK Certificates through Transcription Agents, like Marilyn Rowan or Joy Murrin, on line, there is a section at the bottom of the order where you can put extra information, ie other possible index entries or ages, parents, spouse. Then if the details do not match, there is a reduced fee. This can also apply to NSW Certificates, although our birth Indexes do have parents names and the death Indexes have them if known by the informant. Anne . Chris & George Jamieson wrote: > Hi Charani, re your comment below in reply to Janice, about contacting GRO > first before ordering a cert you're not sure is the correct one, have you > had success doing it this way? Do you mean you give them the 2 or 3 > *possible* references and they will help you find the correct one to then > order? > > Cheers > Chris, Sydney > >

Hi all: GRO used to have a reference check option, but recently this option disappeared. One just has to try to be as sure as possible that the correct certificate is being sent for. Excellent service though...In Canada receive certificates within two week of request. Margaret On 2010-07-27, at 3:43 PM, Anne Chapman wrote: > Hi Chris, > I have found that by ordering UK Certificates through Transcription > Agents, like Marilyn Rowan or Joy Murrin, on line, there is a section at > the bottom of the order where you can put extra information, ie other > possible index entries or ages, parents, spouse. Then if the details do > not match, there is a reduced fee. This can also apply to NSW > Certificates, although our birth Indexes do have parents names and the > death Indexes have them if known by the informant. Anne > . > Chris & George Jamieson wrote: >> Hi Charani, re your comment below in reply to Janice, about contacting GRO >> first before ordering a cert you're not sure is the correct one, have you >> had success doing it this way? Do you mean you give them the 2 or 3 >> *possible* references and they will help you find the correct one to then >> order? >> >> Cheers >> Chris, Sydney >> >> > > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Why would anyone want to pay up to 600% more by ordering a GRO certificate from any one other than the GRO itself? Certificate references are available from the images at FreeBMD, Ancestry and also other places on microfiche. Be aware that transcribed reference may be incorrect, as FreeBMD advises. GRO no longer offers the checking service, alas. For the GRO See http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ where a secure site is available for paying using credit and debit cards. Be aware that these two, and other companies, offer the same items but at vastly increased prices. www.Bmd-Certificates.co.uk www.VitalCertificates.co.uk/Births Keith Wellington, NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anne Chapman" <anne@chapman.id.au> To: <middlesex_county_uk@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 10:43 AM Subject: Re: [MDX] Warning: Finding that research is incorrect > Hi Chris, > I have found that by ordering UK Certificates through Transcription > Agents, like Marilyn Rowan or Joy Murrin, on line, there is a section at > the bottom of the order where you can put extra information, ie other > possible index entries or ages, parents, spouse. Then if the details do > not match, there is a reduced fee. This can also apply to NSW > Certificates, although our birth Indexes do have parents names and the > death Indexes have them if known by the informant. Anne > . > Chris & George Jamieson wrote: >> Hi Charani, re your comment below in reply to Janice, about contacting >> GRO >> first before ordering a cert you're not sure is the correct one, have you >> had success doing it this way? Do you mean you give them the 2 or 3 >> *possible* references and they will help you find the correct one to then >> order? >> >> Cheers >> Chris, Sydney >> >> > > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** > superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Middlesex_County_UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MIDDLESEX_COUNTY_UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message