Viewing of birth, death & marriage certificates

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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	4 Sep 2008 12:43
	Sadly its a gamble Stephen. Lets be honest if you could view it then who would then pay £7 for it? As Potty says, you can be overcautious with pointers and lose out on the right cert. Only ever use GRO online £7 with GRO ref.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 10,522 Send Message	Potty	Report	4 Sep 2008 12:26
	No - you can only view the entry in the index not the actual cert. If you are ordering a birth cert and you know either the mother or father's names you can give that as a check and if it is not correct they will not send the cert and will refund part of the charge. BUT you have to be careful as if , for example, you put Thomas and the cert has Thomas John, they won't send it.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 1 Send Message	Stephen	Report	4 Sep 2008 12:18
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 1 Send Message	Could anyone please tell me whether it is possible to view birth, death & marriage certificates prior to purchasing to make sure you have the right person. Thank you