Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Don't waste 2 stamps on Southwark

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Belle56

Belle56 Report 15 Apr 2004 19:07

Just had my request for a 1867 birth cert sent back to me by return of post, from Southwark telling me that due to high volumes of applications they were unable to undertake my request for historical research at present. Oh! the frustration of it all, have they never thought of employing extra staff, I had given all the details they needed, it was hardly research, now I have to wait for the GRO, and they won't be sending my cert out till 29th April. I am keeping my fingers crossed for my Lambeth cert, they said they could provide it, you'd have thought they would be glad of the revenue. Oh well, sorry to gripe. April:-(

Robin

Robin Report 15 Apr 2004 19:37

I recently had one back from Kent in 6 days from the phonecall and Easter week end was in the middle! Goes to show.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 15 Apr 2004 22:36

I had the same trouble when I tried to get my grandfathers birth certificate from Southwark. Apparently Southwark was one of the most densely populated areas of England in the nineteenth century so a large proportion of people doing family research end up needing something from Southwark and this has meant that they can no longer cope with the numbers. I agree that it would be worth their while to employ more people and take advantage of the extra income it would generate.

Alice

Alice Report 15 Apr 2004 23:09

Thanks for the warning!Was just about to order some certs from there. Unfortunately alot of my rellies are from that area, but what can we do? apart from volunteering to clear the back log!!! On a tangent an interesting site to look at is ... http://www.victorianlondon.org/frame-maps.htm lots of interesting maps covering southwark.