new price for GRO certs

[fallingonabruise]

if they are selling over 2million certificates a year at £7 a go, so that's over £14million ,    and they aren't making a profit?? hows that work out?

and i was going to buy one cert a month, but not now, maybe 1 every 4 mths, or the husband will kill me !!!

oh and WOOHOO for ancestry's London marriage doodahs,  saved me a fortune !

[Rah1980]

It is no wonder and such a shame that things get sold off to private companies because they can and know how to run things at a profit whilst the government seems to waste money on stupid things that dont need it.

Sarah

[PK2]

That's a shame, counts me out. Perhaps all of us who have got previously 'wrong'  certs due to the best guess theory going awry will continue to enter them on the Forum so that others can benefit?
If only the father's details were on FreeBMD especially for marriages how much it easier it would be! The OPC's are increasing all the time due to all of the dedicated transcribers and other similar organised groups making available and  On-Line Parish Records. FREE. So there are rays of hope out there you just need hope and if you can join in with the transcribers!
Good luck
PMK

[dobfarm]

Hi PK2

Marriages post sept 1837 in parish registers in the 19th century are exactly the same as GRO certs and most libraries will do free 1/2 hour look up for 1/4 year on known GRO dates from free BMD's-Copies sent for by SAE and chegue about 50p + post stamps  total cost about £1.50 tops

[andycand]

Hi dobfarm

You would probably need to narrow down the locality of a marriage as most registration districts cover dozens of churches.

Andy

[dobfarm]

Hi

Yes! but a lot are transcribed & indexed and worth a try. This website link below sometimes if they cover the area of look up that one wants and give the mothers maiden name with a birth GRO index, from this look at marriages of the bride and grooms in Free BMD's website that match the surnames nearest to the birth year (national wild card search) It takes while and a calculator !but gives results

http://www.genopro.com/genealogy-links/details.aspx?id=20&t=www.ukbmd.org.uk

[dobfarm]

 Knowing GOV! it will cut admin cost!! by rounding off to £10 a cert to make it easy for all>    

[little blue]

I am having trouble tyring to log on to The GRO it says my password and email are incorrect thats even after they have re set it.

I can see now that this may be a crafty plan by them , as by the time they have sorted it out for me the new prices will be in force Lol   

[Rah1980]

I have just logged on - i entered an incorrect password first so was ready to play blue murder, turns out it was my fault not theirs, i have so many different passwords for 'security' reasons that i can never remember which password is for what!

Sarah

Unless they are in league with ancestry as i can not get on there to get the details i need to order the certs i want!!!