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advice please.x
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chezzy | Report | 14 Jul 2006 23:03 |
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hi, would love some advice. got my grt grandads death cert and the info on it regarding his birthdate is wrong(states 11th march 1907)as his date of birth...already had 2 wrong certs and cant afford to keep buying more wrong ones lol. was wondering since i know who his parents are is their a way to make sure its the right cert or not before i order it?? got 2 more possibles; sept 1905 prestwich 8d 433 or jun 1908 salford 8d 94 his name is Charles Edward Hall. thankyou |
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KathleenBell | Report | 14 Jul 2006 23:08 |
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When ordering certificates from the GRO online, there is a place to put in checking points (i.e. parent's names). If the certificate turns out to be the right one, it doesn't cost any more to do this. However, if the checking points do not match what is on the certificate, they charge £3 for the search they've done and refund you £4. Kath. x |
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Anne | Report | 14 Jul 2006 23:13 |
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Cherie, the info supplied to the registrar is given by the informant. They may have got his birthdate wrong. (Specially if it was a man. LOL!!!) Don't discount it just because of the birthdate if other things seem to be right. Anne |
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chezzy | Report | 14 Jul 2006 23:15 |
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Thankyou both..i always order certs over the phone seems to be quicker than online but will mention im not 100%sure and give parents names..... yep totally agree Anne men eh lol,although funnily enough my gran always thought her mums birthday was 12th nov on her birth cert its actually the 8th nov?! |
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Right said Fred | Report | 14 Jul 2006 23:19 |
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Hi, if you have the cert with the DOB it should also have where he was born, and this may help you to narrow down the search, however if the date is wrong this could also be wrong. Another point, the day and month may be correct, just the year that is wrong. Next, do you know what his birth date should be - this will narrow down which quarter to go on. and finally... although it was law to register a birth I have a g g uncle who was never registered in 1895 - his eight brothers and sisters all where, but the family tale is that the Father went drinking to celebrate on the way to register, got drunk and forgot to register the birth! hope some of this helps. Tom |
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Unknown | Report | 14 Jul 2006 23:50 |
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My grandfather's death cert has the wrong year on his birthdate AND his birthplace is mispelt. |
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