Genealogy Chat

Well thats got to be an improvement on 2 or 3 weeks, hasnt it! Did you see Vals thread - GRO getting 40,000 applications a week at the moment.

Toni You can go to the register office where you will be given a form to fill in then the cert will be sent to you or you can call in and collect it. It usually takes 2 or 3 days. Heather

Good luck.

thanx for the help everyone.

Its not like Who Do You think You are! At the moment the GRO is taking nearly 3 weeks to send you a certificate. The local office, you could try ringing first, hopefully they will be a lot quicker.

can you just go in or do you have to ring first

And if they are London offices most redirect you to the GRO anyway!

Advantages of local office: You don't need the GRO reference You may avoid the current delays at the GRO If you don't have a credit or debit card this will be the cheapest way Disadvantages: Some local offices will not issue certs for family history research Even if they do, some will not issue marriage certs unless you know which church You may have to write letters and go to the postbox!! LOL Merry

Well, as Sam said, if you want you can either contact the office local to the event and give them the dates for a certificate or you can get their GRO reference numbers and order them all on line for £7 each.

ok thanx

You can apply to the register office in the district it took place. Or if you have the GRO reference numbers, you can apply to the GRO in Southport. Sam x

i have thier date of birth and death and date of marriage and where these happened

Depends on what info you already have and if the local office is local to the event? Tell us what you already have.

i want to get my grandad and grandmothers birth, death and marriage certificate can i get them from my local registry office or have to get them from elsewhere