certicate delivery time?

[patrish]

Well done Jan

[Comosus]

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

[DebbieDee]

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 

[Gadget]

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

[Curtis]

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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[ambers]

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

Ambers

[newbie]

I ordered some on 5th Sept, expected despatch 11th Sept, they arrived today.
Yippeee   
newbie a very happy bunny

[Curtis]

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 

[nanny jan]

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