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Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	11 Mar 2007 23:36
	Were the two certificates from the same district. They would probably be processed by different people. For some reason marriage certificates do sometimes take a bit longer. Kath. x
Member Since: November 2003 Posts: 28,261 Send Message	KathleenBell	Report	11 Mar 2007 23:40
	That probably accounts for it then. Kath. x
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 152 Send Message	Kerry	Report	11 Mar 2007 23:42
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 152 Send Message	On the 27 Feb I ordered two Certs from the GRO. The Marriage cert was ordered six hours before the birth cert. The birth cert turned up last Wednesday. I have just checked the mail box (it's Monday morning here) and still no marriage certificate!!!
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 152 Send Message	Kerry	Report	11 Mar 2007 23:48
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 152 Send Message	They were from different Districts, the birth was from Eton and the marriage from Amersham.
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 152 Send Message	Kerry	Report	11 Mar 2007 23:52
Member Since: January 2007 Posts: 152 Send Message	Thanks Kath, I will try to be a little less impatient!!