Genealogy Chat

I believe that the restrictions on recent birth certs are to combat identity fraud and to protect the privacy of people still living. Not quite sure why people over 50 don't get the same protection, though!

The best site that I can think of is www.1837online.co.uk as a previous person mentioned. They charge £5.00 for 55 searches and you can look through each quarter. I have found numerous relatives this way and once you have the right information, you can request copies of the birth certificates. The charge is £7.00 and they normally take a week. The details you will need are the name, mothers maiden name, the quarter that the birth was regisitered, the district that the birth was regisitered and the page and volume. The search is easy and can be quick too. If you have any difficulties, contact me as I have some credit left and I can do the search for you. Janine

Conrad, Cali Sorry but you need to know the exact date of birth in order to get a cert for births that occurred less than 50 years ago. Richard

Yes - easily if you know the GRO reference (which you can find through 1837Online). You just need to provide the reference, the year and the quarter the birth was registered - all of which you can get from 1837. I think you can also get the GRO to do a search based on the info you have but this is more expensive.

can you obtain a birth certificate without knowing the exact date of birth? I know my brother and sister where born in 1966 and 1969 between oct nov dec and jan feb mar?