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Kim

Kim Report 6 Apr 2005 15:56

What about anyone still living over 50 you could still get theirs, andm nick their identity. Kim

Margaret

Margaret Report 6 Apr 2005 15:34

OK that makes me feel better. Glad to know that there are restrictions. Margaret

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy

☼ Orangeblossom ☼ - Tracy Report 6 Apr 2005 15:21

I think if it was within the last 50 years, you have to know the exact dates and parents' names etc. From GRO website.. Year birth was registered 1960 Surname at birth * Forename(s) * Date of birth (dd/mm/yyyy)* Place of birth * Father's surname * Father's forename(s) * Mother's maiden surname * Mother's surname at time of the birth Mother's forename(s) * Ones with * are mandatory fields.

Margaret

Margaret Report 6 Apr 2005 15:19

I have decided to put together a family tree for my friend for Christmas and I got some info about the family from her sister. Doing a quick browse around in 1837 I came across my friend's birth entry in 1960. Does that mean that I can just go ahead and order a copy of her certificate? I really appreciate being able to get copies of certificates from ages ago for my family tree, but do they make it too easy to get more up-to-date ones? What's to stop any other Jo(sephine) Blow from doing the same thing and assuming my friends name and identity? I know that when I tried to get a copy of my husband's grandmother's birth certificate for 1913 from Canada I had to prove I was legally entitled to received a copy - even after proving that she died in 1965. Margaret