Hi All: I saw this information on another list, and as it might be interesting to those of you on this list, I am forwarding the information to you. If it is a duplicate, please delete. Regards, Alison Franks Archivist, Rawson Family Association afranks1@juno.com --------- Begin forwarded message ---------- From: "Kemp, Tom" <Tomkemp@NEHGS.ORG> To: NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Subject: Re: [NORTHEAST] St. Catherine's House: Obtaining English Vital Records Date: Mon, 2 Nov 1998 08:31:09 -0500 Message-ID: <c=US%a=_%p=NEHGS%l=NTSERVER1-981102133109Z-1167@ntserver1.nehgs.org> Kay, I hope this helps. Tom Thomas Jay Kemp, Library Director New England Historic Genealogical Society 101 Newbury Street Boston, MA 02116-3007 Work (617) 536-5740 x.229 FAX (617) 536-7307 e-mail tomkemp@nehgs.org Website http://nehgs.org/ Online Catalog http://www.ils.ca/webopac/cgi/swebmnu?act=3&ini=nehgs ....................................................................... ..................................................... The Office for National Statistics now at the Family Records Centre, jointly houses the former reading rooms in St Catherine's House and the PRO Census and Wills Reading Rooms. If you need a certificate but cannot visit the Family Records Centre in person, please telephone 0151 471 4800 or e-mail certificate.services@ons.gov.uk for further information and details of fees. The following web pages at the Office for National Statistics' web site give details of this service: Certificates of births, marriages and deaths Certificates of births, marriages and deaths: Getting a certificate The original records of births, marriages and deaths are not open to the public, but you can get copies of entries in the form of birth, marriage and death certificates. Costs vary according to what type of certificate you want, how you apply and how urgently you need it. If you would like details of the fees or information about other services available please write to: General Register Office PO Box 2 Merseyside PR8 2JD Telephone: +44 151 471 4800 Email: certificate.services@ons.gov.uk You can also get details of the fees by clicking here. If you would like to see an example of a birth, marriage or death certificate click one of the links below: birth - marriage - death Can I apply in person? Yes. You can apply in person at the Family Records Centre, 1 Myddelton Street, London EC1R 1UW. The Centre also houses the Public Records Office. Click here for further information. Daily opening times: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 9.00 am - 5.00 pm 10.00 am - 7.00 pm 9.00 am - 5.00 pm 9.00 am - 7.00 pm 9.00 am - 5.00 pm 9.30 am - 5.00 pm The centre is closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays. During 1998 the centre will also be closed on the following dates: Friday April 10 to Monday 13 April inclusive. Friday 25 December to Monday 28 December inclusive. The centre will close at 1.00 pm on Thursday 24 December. To apply in person you must search for the entry of birth, death or marriage in the indexes, complete an application form with the right reference and take the completed form to a member of staff at the tills. Staff can help and advise you, but are unable to do searches for you. Certificates will be ready for collection, or can be posted out to you by 1st class post, after 4 working days. For an additional fee, certificates can be sent by guaranteed delivery. For births, we can also supply a short certificate which shows only the name, surname, sex, date of birth and, in most cases, place of birth. However, for most purposes a full birth certificate is required. It will save you time if you can bring as much information as possible - from family sources and documents - before you start searching the indexes for the record you want. The nearest stations to the centre are Angel (Northern line) and Farringdon (Hammersmith & City, Circle lines and Thameslink). Bus routes 38, 19 and 171A stop close to the centre along Rosebery Avenue and route 63 along Farringdon Road. There are NCP car parks within walking distance of the centre. For visitors with disabilities there are a small number of spaces available at the centre which must be booked in advance. Please ring tel +44 171 533 6436 before you visit. If fully booked many of the surrounding streets have single yellow line parking restrictions. Click here for a map to help you find the Family Records Centre. -----Original Message----- From: Kay Stanton [mailto:kstanton@BELLSOUTH.NET] Sent: Monday, November 02, 1998 7:06 AM To: NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Subject: [NORTHEAST] St. Catherine's House Need address and/or information on St. Catherine's House in London, England for friend going there in two weeks. Thanks in advance. ----------------------------------------------- Lost your welcome message? Send GET NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L WELCOME to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU for another copy. ----------------------------------------------- Lost your welcome message? Send GET NORTHEAST-ROOTS-L WELCOME to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU for another copy. --------- End forwarded message ---------- ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]