As usual, a much better answer from Nivard! Cheers Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nivard Ovington" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 11:49 AM Subject: Re: [MDX] Birth certificates and Ancestry.com > Hi Sheila > > If you give the names and places we can double check for you but if it > is a marriage registration from a Parish Register it will be the same > detail if you order from the GRO or local office > > The copy on Ancestry is generally more desirable at it is may be signed > by the people getting married > > A copy from the GRO would not be signed by them and may have errors that > creep in as its a transcript of information sent from the local office > > The local office copy may or may not have the signatures of the couple > > As I said previously if you supply the names and details we can confirm > the above for you > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 10/10/2012 11:39, Sheila and Brian Longden wrote: >> I have a paid subscription on Ancestry which gives me access to what >> appears to be a copy of the marriage register for my great >> grandmother. If I order the official marriage certificate will it >> give me any more information? The marriage took place in 1880 >> >> cheers Sheila > ************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** > superfluous old messages in replies. > > **MEANINGFUL Subject Lines - who, what, where, when, with SURNAMES in > CAPITAL letters** > > List Admin can be contacted at: [email protected] > ------------------------------- > 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