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I haven't ordered any certificates for ages but want to follow up a new line of enquiry
anyone any idea of the current waiting times for certicate delivery?
Monique
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An order this morning quoted 24 Aug dispatch ...
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I'd agree that's about right ... mine came after 7 days (but 2 of those were weekend)! Dont forget we are due a bank holiday next weekend ...
Lydart
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2 out of 3 arrived today, ordered 10 August, despatch estimate was 16th August.
Newbie
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They are definitely coming quicker than a couple of months ago and Newbie a bit off topic, but I love your avatar montage. I have been following the montage tutorial and your's is really good!
Kerry
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Kerry, Thanks I'm still playing about with the montage.
newbie
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What's an avatar montage ??
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oops sorry, I've removed it because I'm working on it again.
It's the picture under my (your name) you've used a crest.
Newbie
a montage is a collection of photos grouped together to form one picture. see the photograph restoration board there is a topic there on how to do it. :)
here's the link - Gadget uses one "avatar montage"
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,176387.0.html
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My marriage certificate arrived today. Sent for it on the 16 August. Not bad ;D
I love using the local Registrar, so much quicker.
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mc8 ... take it all as 'interesting' and dont let it bother you ... we ALL have skeletons in the cupboard !
I'm divorced; my dad was illegitimate; his mum was an illiterate washer-woman, married twice and with 'daliances' (he was the result of one of them) ... then I discover her mum was from a Cornish family that whizzed me back to 1550 and lots of interesting side facts ...
All part of life's rich tapestry, as they say !!
Lydart
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One ordered on the 10th August, Despatch date 16 August arrived 19th August.....three days in the post >:(
Orders to come:
15 August...Despatch date 22 August
21 August...Despatch date 29 August (Bank Holiday)
Wonder how long TNT will take this time...all adds to the excitement though. ;)
Ambers
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Just finished ordering four. Despatch date 29 Aug.
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I think they ought to come with a health warning-I haven't ordered any for ages and I'd forgotten what the wait was like :P
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Gosh, never thought of that ... I must send of for some certs too ... but anyone watching such programmes and starting family history, can't get to the certificates stage that quickly, can they ?
Lydart
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Hi all. I ordered online on 15 August. Certificate arrived just over a week later, posted here to Western Australia ;D Lyn
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Lydart
Last two series, certificates delivery times went to nearly a month!!!
Kerry
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just ordered some more and despatch time has gone up from 4 working days to 15 :(
Monique
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Already, the programme hasn't started yet!!! :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\
I think I'll leave my order
Kerry
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I ordered on line about 2 weeks said 4 days , which was right ,dispatch date was the Friday cert arrive on Monday, did the same last week cert did not arrive until the Thursday, think the hold ups are with the post office with the introduction of the new size charges.
Patrish.
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Kerry, is it Who do you think you are? are they new or repeats?
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Hi Patrish
Third and new series of Who do you think you are. Moved to BBC1 as well because of good audience figures!
Kerry
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Thanks Kerry,
Now why doesn't that surprise me ;D ;D ;D
Shows how much I look at the tv and papers, I seem to spend more time on here these days, I expect we all do, its so addictive and especially with most of the rubbish they show. :P :P
Patrish
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I hardly watch TV at all these days, I am much more selective about my viewing and yes I guess it is because I am on here so much now. But as you say there is a load of rubbish on, mostly reality tv, which I absolutely loathe!!!!
Kerry
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Me too Kerry, its my pet hate, I cannot for the life of my see what people get out of looking at other people, drinking, eating, sleeping,swearing etc. ::) ::) ::) Best stop otherwise I will go ranting on. :-X :-X
Patrish
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Its the 'etc. ::) ::) ::) ' that gets me ! On TV ???? What is the world coming to ?!
But then, I still listen to the Archers, where the pictures are MUCH better ! Who else remembers Nelson Gabriel and his seduction of Sophie with his black silk sheets ????? Corrrrrr !! Sends shivers just to think of it !!!!Lydart
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Must admit that the Archers was a wee bit before my time, but I have a friend who is an avid fan. ;D ;D
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But its still on ... every weekday evening, 7.05 pm ... and you can hear it via the net too ... http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/archers/
Having listened to it since Dick Barton, Special Agent, stopped, I wouldnt miss it for anything, tho' having been living abroad and missed an 11 year chunk, nothing much had changed ! (But my Mum sent me the occasional synopsis !)
Lydart
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The Archer's is still going???? Amazing! I remember listening with my Nana. There had to be absolute silence for the Archers...... and Mrs. Dales Diary.
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Hi Lydart - How I loved Dick Barton - Special Agent when I was a kid living in London. Do you remember Paul Temple and his offsider Steve. ??? Happy Days - and now we have reality - some reality - not that I ever watch it - would rather listen to the radio........ or wait for my certificates ::)
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I ordered 21 on Friday (to beat the rush when WDYTYA starts again) dispatch date 1st Sept. Last batch took just over a week.
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As WDYTYA started on Wednesday, I have ordered some more certificates today, before the rush. I'll let you know how long it takes (they're usually very quick). Be interesting to compare with those who order after Wednesday.
meles
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I'm due to receive one tomorrow which I ordered last Monday. We shall see and like you Meles I decided to get the order in before the rush. ;D ;D
Kerry
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I ordered 2 on the 23rd August, was given a despatch date of the 31st, and they both arrived on Sept 1st. I didn't even have time to get excited as they arrived before I was looking for them!
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I ordered 10 yesterday to beat the rush, delivery time 11th September, so not long to wait!
Newbie
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Mine arrived today and its the right one!!!!!
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Kerry
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I ordered 3 certificates on 28 August and got them today. Unfortunately one of them was the wrong one: as in a surname I've never even heard of before. The worst thing is that the one I ordered was hopefully my great gran's birth certificate and should finally solve a mystery it has taken me years to untangle :(
Just got off the phone and from the recorded warnings about tonight's WDYTYA I'm not holding out hope for getting my answer quickly :'(
Debbie
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Gosh Newbie, thats an arm and a leg job :o :o :o
I don't seem to have ordered anymore than 2 at one time. suppose it just the way it works out.
Glad yours was correct Kerry, it such a let down when they are not. :( :(
Can I do anything to help with your gt. gran Debbie?
Patrish.
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I ordered a batch on 2nd with a despatch date of 8th September but had 2 emails today about refunds because the names of the parents did not match. At least I can cross those 2 off my list and get back to the hunt.
Nanny Jan
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Well I have to say full marks to the GRO, the original record of my certificate was unreadable and it should have been page 412, I put 1412 because I thought that was what it said, they still managed to find it and send the correct certificate to me ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Kerry
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Took the plunge and have just ordered 4 certificates to see if the Deeks in my childrens' line links up with Barbara Windsor's Deeks........despatch date (est) 13 September.
Not too bad; wonder if it will change as the series progresses?
Nanny Jan
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Mine arrived today, within a week. I was very impressed.
Also surprised. I was expecting the death certificate of my gg uncle, but instead got the death cert. of his namesake, my-would-have-been-great-uncle, only 17 days old. Sad. I had no idea that child had existed before. Poor gran.
meles
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A lucky but sad find then Meles.
I think I have found the brother of my ggg grandfather that way.
Ordered a death cert for Corles Baldwin, and when the cert arrived it was for a 4 year old boy and I think, because they are irish and the use of the very unusual name that the child's father must be the son of Corles.
Or at least that is what I hope to find one day!
Kerry
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Well mine didn't arrive today although it should have according to the date they gave on Monday (despatch 8th) >:(
The daft thing at the moment is that they are using TNT for delivery but then it gets delivered by BT up here - no TNT ::) ::) ::) When they just used BT, i got next day delivery everytime.
Monday now I suppose.
Back to my tree...................
Gadget - mutter, mutter, chunter
Oops - just seen Kerry's posting I mean Royal mail - I was doing a BT speed test at the time :-[
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BT delivering mail!!!!?? :o :o :o :o :o
Do you mean RM??
Kerry :) ;)
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Hooray my lot arrived today......early as they had an "est despatch date" of 8th!
All of them good ones as well.
Nanny Jan
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Well done Jan ;) ;)
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I ordered one on Friday (8th). I'm pretty sure it said the despatch date was the 10th (today!) but the envelope I wrote it on is downstairs and I'd have to wake the dog to find it.
Ooops no it's the 15th - got my hopes up there ::)
Andrew
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I ordered 3 certificates on 28 August and got them today. Unfortunately one of them was the wrong one: as in a surname I've never even heard of before. The worst thing is that the one I ordered was hopefully my great gran's birth certificate and should finally solve a mystery it has taken me years to untangle :(
Just got off the phone and from the recorded warnings about tonight's WDYTYA I'm not holding out hope for getting my answer quickly
Pleased to say that it only took ONS 3 days to get the correct certificate out to me :)
Even better it is my great gran's birth certificate YIPPEE!! Has raised another query though which I will post about in Common Room.
Can I do anything to help with your gt. gran Debbie?
Patrish.
Thanks for the offer Patrish ;)
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Well as predicted, mine arrived today from RM via TNT :(
It wasn't a very pleasant one though. The death certificate of my 2 x great grandfather in 1879. It records that he had his left leg amputated by an engine while crossing a railway line (close to his house).and died 5 days later on 26th December of 'amputation and exhaustion' . It also records that he was tresspassing.
This line seems to be full of such nasty deaths. 25 years later his son died by being crushed to death by coal wagons at the pit bottom and 55 years earlier his father, aged 25, also died in a mining accident.
Gadget
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I orded two certificates from the GRO 31 Aug and was given an estimated despatch date of 6 Sept. I am still awaiting said certificates. I understand there may be delays now with the current series of WDYTYA showing, but this order predates the first programme.
Is anyone else experiencing delays? Thought I would ask before I contact GRO.
Thanks - Tony
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My dispatch date was the 8th September... it's just arrived 13th September.
The envelope has a stamp on the back saying:
Condition 9 Access mail received out of course 12the Sep 2006...At Truro Mail Centre.
Think it means it got lost...just like my rellies ;D ;D
Ambers
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I ordered some on 5th Sept, expected despatch 11th Sept, they arrived today.
Yippeee ;D ;D ;D
newbie a very happy bunny ;D
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I phoned GRO today.
They said that they did not encounter any problems with my request and were at a loss as to why they had not been received. The lady I spoke to said duplicates would be sent to me ASAP.
Sounds hopeful ???
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Hi Curtis,
I had a similar problem with GRO some months ago and they issued duplicates; which arrived just before the original order!
At least I could pass them round my extended family.
Nanny Jan
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I've just ordered another batch and have an "est desptach date" of 19th September........6 days. WDYTYA does not seem to be slowing things down just yet.
Nanny Jan
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hi there
i ordered 2 certs one birth 1 marrige hopefully thier my rellies
despatch date 13th september not here yet!!!
when do you think they might arrive please?
take care caz
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Mine was due today, but I live rural ... and postie takes his time !
And I'm now going away for a week ... grrrrr. >:(
Greece may be nice, but I want to see what's on that cert !!
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Hi caz,
mine came 2 days after the despatch date, I would be patient for a few more days, should be soon !
Newbie
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When that used to happen to me I just had to phone home and ask my son to open and read it, I just could not wait. ;D ;D ;D.
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hi everyone
i got the certs today and to say im jumping with joy is an understatment
i bow to gro !!! lol
now really there great i ordered mine two on the 7th despatch 13sep got them today 15th sep
and the facts on these certs tie in loads and are the right ones .
these certs i ordered are on behalf of my dad and i phoned him and he wasnt in but i know he'll be happy
wow is all i can say
right time for a cuppa and to calm down a little !! lol
take care many thanks caz
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Great news caz, let's hope the certs help you find the next lot of ancestors.
I'm still waiting for mine; postal service here has got problems and they don't usually get to me until the afternoon.
Nanny Jan
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I ordered one on the net yesterday, despatch date 20th but it did say that there may be some delays. ::) ::) fingers crossed.
Patrish
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I ordered one on Tuesday which is due this coming Tuesday. I hope it comes soon because it will give me a maiden name (hopefully!!) that will help to solve a mystery.
Kerry
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Mine finally arrived late yesterday; all good ones but I still cannot link Barbara Windsor's Deeks family with those in my childrens line. They are not sure if this is good news or not!
Nanny Jan
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My one dated the 15th September arrived today, 1 day late.
However, I ordered another one a couple of days later and the despatch date was still the 15th and it hasn't arrived yet. Perhaps they are only updating the despatch date every few days or each week?
If yours hasn't arrived then it could be if you ordered it towards the end of that despatch date so it might take a little longer.
Andrew
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The second one arrived today, 3 days late.
Andrew
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My certificate arrived bang on time this morning as despatch date was the 20th, Well done the GRO ;D ;D ;
We had been told that my husbands uncle died in a farming accdident when he was young, there were correct about the age 16 but not the cause, so it was worth sending for. :)
Patrish.
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Hi Patrish
I love it when family myths get sorted out. I have had quite a few of them that have been proved wrong.
I received a certificate this week, one day late, so that was pretty good too!!
Kerry
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My husband was 33 when his father died and he never told him of this uncle and I found out there was another one also, infact he told him nothing at all about his family his grandmother died when he was 9 and he never met her, this make me feel so cross. If I hadn't done family history he would never have know anything.
Patrish.
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The cert I wanted arrived when I was on holiday on a Greek island (OK, dont get jealous, the weather was foul !) but by the postmark it arrived 7 working days after order, so not bad.
Now to order lots more ... (or maybe use the money for another holiday ? hmmmm, choices, choices ......)
Lydart
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Still waiting for mine dispatch date 22nd :-X :-X
Really desperate to know who is the mother, cause on one census they are Charlotte's, ten years later they are Carolines. I suppose that is what can happen if the father re-marries but it's sad for the real mum.
Hopefully all will be revealed soon.
Ambers
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One arrived to-day , five days after dispatch date....hopefully the other will come to-morrow.
I am thrilled because it proves Charlotte is the mother of the children ;D ;D ;D it was making me sad seeing all her children being attributed to another lady :'(
Ambers
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Congratulations ambers, always nice when you can prove something like that!
Kerry
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ordered 4 more yesterday and 1 today, expected delivery just 1 week still, can't wait for 3 and 4 October.
Newbie
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Ordered 2 on 14 Sept, date of arrival, 21st. Had one on the 22nd still waiting for the other.....although it said to follow.
Will contact them at the end of the week if nothing, think it maybe the run of WDYTYA
Cas :(
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oh b*****!
I was hoping they wouldn't be long!
never mind, patience, patience, patience...
newbie :)
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Delivery time seems very inconsistent. I ordered 2 certs, one for shipment on the 12 Sept and the other shipment the 14th. The second one arrived the 17 Sept and am still waiting for the first. My e-mail to ONS got the standard response we will reply within 5 working days. That was 6 working days ago. 2 more e-mails remain unanswered.
All this when I was thinking how good the recent service had been
Geoff
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Thanks Kerry,
I was lucky I had access to the 1851 census, and proves a point to newbies like me.
We shouldn't just accept other people's Tree's however many state the same details or LDS Submitters without checking first.
I am so glad to be able to put the record right for my ggggrandmother :D.
Ambers
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I absolutely agree with you, when I first started this, I was given a couple of trees by different people and just accepted the information. However now, 2 years down the line with my own research I have been able to clear up quite a few discrepancies.
I say check, double check and check again!!!!!!
Kerry
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Hi
Ordered 2 last monday, 1 arrived today 1 day late and still waiting for the other.
fingers crossed it might arrive tomorrow :)
acceber
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Just ordered another batch and have an "est depatch date" of 9th October; not bad. WDYTYA does not seem to be slowing them down..........yet.
Nanny Jan
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I ordered a batch last Monday - 26 Sep, and was given a despatch date of 2 Oct. They were actually posted 29 Sep, and arrived here in France today, 2 Oct... 8)
So get your orders in now!
Rambler
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Wow, surely that must be a record Rambler.
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I'm definitely not complaining!
Trouble is, I'm now tempted to order a few more... ::) ::) ::)
Rambler
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Bye the way I love your picture, how sweet.
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I can just about equal that!
Ordered two on Sunday September 24th, with an estimated despatch date of Monday 2nd October - and they both arrived today!
Had to have a lie down to recover from the shock ... ;D
Roger ;)
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Now I'm excited, I ordered on 26 Sep, estimated delivery 3 Oct, so mine might be here today then?
Well I can always hope!
Newbie :)
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They must have employed more staff or the existing ones are working overtime, ;D
Patrish
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I've ordered more than I'd care to count - because I don't want to know how much I've spent on them! :-\ My experience is that the length of time varies between three weeks plus >:(and (on one occasion) the next day :D. It varies according to the time of year. For some reason there are seasonal variations in the degree to which we all feel genealogically inclined!
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They might have employed uni students which have gone back now, be interesting to see how the times "hold up"
Patrish.
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mine didn't arrive yesterday, but they should come today or tomorrow ( I hope)
Newbie
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One certificate ordered 22/9 - despatch date 2/10.
Received here in NZ today - 4th October !
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Thats fantastic Emmeline if it was dispatched on the 2nd to arrive on the 4th :o thats quicker than our internal 1st class mail sometimes. I had to return something to NZ only took about a week which I thought wasvery good.
Many years ago I almost emigrated to NZ, pulled out at the last minute, could not leave my family, have spent the rest of life thinking "what if". I am definitely going to have a holiday sometime.
Patrish
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no, they didn't come today :'(
have to wait a bit longer then (despatch date 3 and 4 October) don't know how Roger managed that-
Ordered two on Sunday September 24th, with an estimated despatch date of Monday 2nd October - and they both arrived today
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newbie :(
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Hello Patrish - Yes, a very good delivery time - and the correct certificate too !
I have been in NZ (from London) so long - brought here as a teen-ager - that I must now consider myself a Kiwi.
Hope you make your trip one day though not quite the Land of Milk and Honey we first came too. Time changes everything.
Kind regards.......
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The one I ordered on the 26th arrived to-day, that's another rellie confirmed ;D ;D and proves I was tracing the correct father.
I also had to order one by phone to-day, I couldn't understand the page number because the ink had faded...£1.50 extra because I was unable to order 0n-line ???
Ambers
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oh Ambers good news then, but mine still haven't arrived !
but still only a little late, here's hoping it's today
Newbie :)
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Keeping my fingers crossed for you Newbie, hope they arrive today.
Patrish
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thanks Patrish,
just arrived, 3 out of the 5 ordered 26th Sept. seems they get to N.Z. quicker than the UK. " Balance to follow please allow 5-10 days for this process" hrrmmmm.
and 1 is probably wrong :'(
Newbie ::)
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Glad they arrived, shame about the" to follow ones," Yes its crazy when they can get thousands of miles away but not locally quickly. ??? ???
Patrish
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another one arrived on Saturday, so 4 out of 5, but none today :'(
I've just phoned and been told I have to phone again tomorrow, have to allow exactly 1 week before they will reissue. Don't know what's happened to it, estimated despatch was 3/10/06
Still it's a lot better than last year when WDYTYA was on!
Newbie (ever hopeful)
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Glad to see they are spending all this extra money wisely then!!!! ::) ::) ::)
Kerry
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apparently they don't keep a record of the despatch date, so they have no idea if it's been sent or not...
Newbie
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Sorry to hear that one still hasn't arrived....hopefully it will bring a :D ;D :D when it does.
Ambers
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Hi
1st of three certificates I ordered on 30 Sept, est despatch 9 Oct, arrived today in Perth Western Australia. Not bad I thought, although as suspected no father's name recorded on birth certificate, so no further progress to be made there :( But where are the other 2???
Also ordered one on 3 Oct with est despatch of 10 Oct so maybe it will be here by the end of the week
Jane
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Still waiting for mine with an est. despatch date of 9th October..........
Nanny Jan
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my "missing" one turned up on Tuesday 8th October, despatch date 3rd October. To be fair, I think it was despatched the form inside said "despatch date 3/10. I ordered it on 26th Sept. So probably TNT postal service.
Newbie
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I recently did not receive a certificate. After 3 e-mails I got a reply saying that they had difficulty to reply within the 5 day limit. I also said that I hoped that theywere not having postal delays similar to when they used Deutsche Post some 2 years ago. The final e-mail from them said that they were experiencing problems with their postal supplier( TNT).
I received a reissue of the cert. twice.
Geoff
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Still waiting for mine with an est. despatch date of 9th October..........
The one I received yesterday (10th) had despatch date 9th. I hadn't really expected it until today, so was quite pleased when it turned up yesterday.
It was just a single order, though. I wonder if that's making any difference?
Sally
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Still waiting for mine with an est. despatch date of 9th October..........
The one I received yesterday (10th) had despatch date 9th. I hadn't really expected it until today, so was quite pleased when it turned up yesterday.
It was just a single order, though. I wonder if that's making any difference?
Sally
definitely-I routinely send mine as single orders now-especially as there is no cost advantage to send off in batches
Monique
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well every time i order certificates theyre here withing a week - have to say that tower hamlets bromley by bow register office in london are the best!
I sent off for 4 certificates on monday and on saturday i got a big envelope back with 3 out of the 4 inside...well the 4th request was for a William Williams!!
I think thats a fantastic service
Alison
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One I ordered on the 7th came today, 17th, but in fairness, that was only 6 working days (and 2 weekends).
It just seems like forever when you are at the gate every day, waiting to grab the mail from the postman !
Lydart
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Anyone else having a delay in receiving their certs? I ordered one on the 6th Oct with a despatch date of the 13th Oct but have it hasn't arrived yet.
Do you think that I should be concerned? They have always turned up more or less on time before. EVEN hubby is asking if it's arrived yet!!
Sue
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The site has a note on it now saying that due to the current series of WDYTYA they expect to get a lot of requests which may affect the delivery time. So I guess someone has been reading RootscChat ;D
I applied for 3 certificates on 15th estimated despatch date is 23rd so I will be watching the post in anticipation especially as I hope one may well show the name of g-g-g-grandfather :)
Have noticed one thing - If you send off for multiple copies they don't always come in one envelope. I even had two envelopes for a couple who died two days apart. So I guess it may be whoever digs up the certificate copies it then posts it rather than collecting all together for one addressee. Which I suppose in a way is logical if they are getting thousands of requests.
Jean
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Got all three of them today in one envelope and it's the 23rd Well done ONS ;D ;D
Also got g.g.g.grandfathers name (Philip) hope it's right because the bride was listed as a widow on the 1851 census is shown as a spinster !!!
So one puzzle gets solved but another gets opened. :(
Jean