Trying to order a Birth Certificate

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Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 32 Send Message	Liz	Report	17 Sep 2007 22:45
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 32 Send Message	Hi You Experts, I found the birth records of an ancestor (Thomas Hedley born in Sheffield 1864) but they only gave the "Quarter ie.July Aug September" and the year. I entered this on the GRO form with the volume and page number and district etc. However the form would not complete without the birth date formula dd/mm/yyyy. As the year was 1864 - how do I get round their requirements. Thanks in anticipation of any help.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	17 Sep 2007 22:51
	Long time since I ordered a cert. Have you ticked the box to say that you have the GRO ref? Maureen
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 906 Send Message	Stephanie	Report	17 Sep 2007 22:53
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 906 Send Message	The only other thing you can do is ring them and do a telephone order stephanie
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 16,802 Send Message	Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!	Report	17 Sep 2007 22:54
	Sounds like you put in 1964 and not 1864. Date of birth is a required field if the birth was in the last 50 years. Rose
	Researching: I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	17 Sep 2007 22:57
	I think you have forgotten to tick the box which asks Do you have the GRO ref. You dont need the actual dates if you have the full ref. Go back and have a look for that box! :)
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 16,802 Send Message	Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!	Report	17 Sep 2007 22:59
	You can't even order without the GRO ref. for pre-1900 births. She must have listed the wrong year for it to require dob. Rose
	Researching: I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 32 Send Message	Liz	Report	17 Sep 2007 22:59
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 32 Send Message	Yes I ticked the box saying I had the GRO reference and I put in 1864 - but kept getting message to add in full format - I will try again tomorrow or phone. Thanks all
Member Since: May 2006 Posts: 16,802 Send Message	Click ADD REPLY button - not this link!	Report	17 Sep 2007 23:00
	Lizian, Check the year you listed. The only time it needs dob is if the birth was less than 50 years ago. Rose
	Researching: I am not related to you and I'm not your husband's first wife!
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 32 Send Message	Liz	Report	18 Sep 2007 09:51
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 32 Send Message	Thanks everyone - tried again and was successful. This time I just filled in year of birth (1864) and left DOB blank. It went through OK.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	18 Sep 2007 09:57
	These computers have minds of their own sometimes! Glad it got sorted :)

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