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Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 353 Send Message	Geraldine	Report	13 Sep 2006 22:25
	When applying for a 1963 birth certificate online from the GRO office is it absolutely necessary to fill out the required fields*? I know someone who has been given what she thought was correct information and applied for a birth certificate in the first name and dob given... however, GRO said they cannot issue a certificate as the first names and dob's don't match. My question is ...can a certificate be issued with just the surname and GRO references from the index. Cheers Gerry
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	Keptin	Report	13 Sep 2006 22:28
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 0 Send Message	You will probably need to note the Quarter of birth. If you know the mothers name you could use that as a reference point if it would help.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63,499 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	13 Sep 2006 22:29
	I think you need the exact DOB if the event was less than 50 years ago..........a safeguard aginst identity theft Reg