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John

John Report 10 Sep 2011 17:29

Hi Gillian

I had the same problem so I contacted the GRO in Southport and had no trouble ordering my certificate over the phone. It also arrived within a week.

Gillian

Gillian Report 9 Sep 2011 22:45

yes, i think i might ring them up on monday and ask them, it should let me do it according to the site.

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 9 Sep 2011 22:41

You are using GRO site I take it?

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Gillian

Gillian Report 9 Sep 2011 22:39

it says it has to be numeric, what i have has letters in too!

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 9 Sep 2011 22:37

So what if you click yes??

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Gillian

Gillian Report 9 Sep 2011 22:36

if you click no to having gro ref, it asks for full date of death on next page. It is from 1996 and i am trying to get the informants address as it will be my mother in laws aunt, whom she has lost contact with since her mother died

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 9 Sep 2011 22:35

Go to this thread - happens to be me making a similar query!

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1260269

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

brummiejan

brummiejan Report 9 Sep 2011 22:31

Is the death very recent?
Try ordering without the reference numbers - make sure you do not tick 'yes' box when it asks if you have these. I seem to recall it is a loophole and you can order any recent cert if you do this. I was under the impression that you don't need the date for death certs in any case though.
Jan

Researching:
Myatt, Hanks, Eccleston, Powell, Clungunford, Birmingham

Gillian

Gillian Report 9 Sep 2011 22:29

it is £9.25

It says you can get them to look at the full year, but will not submit form without actual date of death, and I only have month and year, and this vol & pg number, very flustrating!

jax

jax Report 9 Sep 2011 22:18

I thought the cost of a cert was £9,25

Researching:
Nothing much

jax

jax Report 9 Sep 2011 22:15

Are you not using

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Researching:
Nothing much

Gillian

Gillian Report 9 Sep 2011 22:05

Hi,

Can anyone help. I have a vol. and page number for a death that I want to order the certificate for, but on the Registry office site they want the gro Ref No.

How can i get this???

thanks