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certificates?
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Chris | Report | 26 Nov 2004 12:10 |
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Hello Does anyone know the telephone number for the GRO ? Im waiting for 2 certificates, that should have arrived by now, and i need to ring them to see if theres a delay in sending them out Thanks Christine |
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Battenburg | Report | 26 Nov 2004 12:21 |
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Christine..There is a delay.We are all waiting for certs.Mine have been 2 weeks and still not arrived. They have had a huge response since the tv programme.If you can order from the local reg office you will find it quicker.Also they are copies of the original with original signatures not as from GRO a copy of a copy of which they can have mistakes.eg:my grans cert from GRO.has her name as Constant sex male.... |
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Deborah | Report | 26 Nov 2004 12:48 |
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Hi Christine, As Margaret says, they are experiencing delays at the moment. I too am still waiting for certs. The postman let me down again today!! Anyway the phone number is 0870 2437788 Debbie |
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Michelle | Report | 26 Nov 2004 12:53 |
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margaret, how interesting, i have never ordered a cert from a local reg office before, didnt realise they were different to those issued by GRO. How do you find addy or contact for local reg offices, is there a site that lists them ? |
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Chris | Report | 26 Nov 2004 13:01 |
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Thank You Margaret and Debbie, Iwill give them a ring as its 4 weeks since i ordered and the despatch date was 14 Nov, I have got certificates from my local register office but i cant say im impressed as the writing is awfull on them, cant read most of it looks like a 2 year old has done it! Thanks Again Christine |
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Valerie | Report | 26 Nov 2004 16:17 |
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Hi Christine, Mine finally arrived yesterday after 15 days. I phoned twice and spoke to 2 different people - they both said demand has increased from approx 20000 certs a month to 10000 A DAY since the 'who do you think you are' programmes started. I ordered by phone from my local (Canterbury) register office today and was told that they will send my new cert out on Monday or Tuesday at the latest - I could have collected myself, but the office is closed at the moment for building works. Staff are allowed in the vault for only one hour each day to copy certs - they hand write them so I am intrigued to see what they look like. Not that I am bothered as long as they get the info right! hope your postie brings yours soon Val |
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Christine in Herts | Report | 26 Nov 2004 17:17 |
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If you go to: http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/ and click on the "Local BMD" icon in the left-hand menu, you'll find a list of online local BMD sites. Like FreeBMD, they haven't got all their info online yet - and not all of them have online sites (Genuki has the contact info if not) - but if you find your person then all you have to do is click on their refernce (different format from GRO) and it brings up a partially completed application form. You just complete it, adding any extra info you can, the fee-cheque and an sae. The address is on the form. The service is at least as fast as GRO online. Christine |
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