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Offline carol8353

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #63 on: Thursday 08 April 10 10:57 BST (UK) »
I ordered two both due for despatch on 31st March.
Money taken off my credit card on 29th March.
Still not here though :'(

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #64 on: Thursday 08 April 10 11:26 BST (UK) »
I ordered mine of the 24th March. Just checked email and despatch date 31 March. I think it is due to the holiday and the vast amount of certs being ordered before the increase. I ordered another lot on the 5th April despatch date 12th so they may be here in mid April or later knowing my luck.
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LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
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NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
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ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #65 on: Thursday 08 April 10 12:00 BST (UK) »
Well 3 of the 4 have just arrived, I ordered on the 24th!  :D :D :D


not sure if I have the right marriage cert though, or someone has been "impersonating" the wife in later censuses.
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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #66 on: Thursday 08 April 10 13:31 BST (UK) »
Well 3 of the 4 have just arrived, I ordered on the 24th!  :D :D :D


not sure if I have the right marriage cert though, or someone has been "impersonating" the wife in later censuses.

Alright for some.  ;D

Researching:

LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain


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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #67 on: Thursday 08 April 10 14:08 BST (UK) »
I ordered 3 certificates on 15th March - 2 birth & 1 marriage.
I am in Australia & received the marriage certificate on 1st April. I am still waiting for the other 2 birth certificates to arrive !
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Wilcockson - Thomas, Joseph, Edward, William Henry
Ruge -Christian, Wilhelm, August, Waldemar. Christian was  from Germany(until 1850 then Sth Australia then NSW)

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #68 on: Thursday 08 April 10 14:33 BST (UK) »
Its like waiting for exam results. I keep waking up thinking "Are they here" or when I am at work I get home thinking "Have they arrived today?" That is how addictive genealogy is.
Researching:

LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #69 on: Thursday 08 April 10 14:41 BST (UK) »
I ordered 4 on 29 March, no sign of them yet.  Ones I ordered on 17 March arrived about a week ago.

To add insult to injury I think one of the ones I ordered is probably the wrong person :o

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #70 on: Thursday 08 April 10 14:44 BST (UK) »
today i ordered a priority cert for the slightly increased price of just over £23. It is estimated to be dispatched tomorrow. I ordered a priority two weeks ago when I ordered the 3 I am still waiting for and it arrived 2 days later.
Researching:

LONDON, Coombs, Roberts, Auber, Helsdon, Fradine, Morin, Goodacre
DORSET Coombs, Munday
NORFOLK Helsdon, Riches, Harbord, Budery
KENT Roberts, Goodacre
SUSSEX Walder, Boniface, Dinnage, Standen, Lee, Botten, Wickham, Jupp
SUFFOLK Titshall, Frost, Fairweather, Mayhew, Archer, Eade, Scarfe
DURHAM Stewart, Musgrave, Wilson, Forster
SCOTLAND Stewart in Selkirk
USA Musgrave, Saix
ESSEX Cornwell, Stock, Quilter, Lawrence, Whale, Clift
OXON Edgington, Smith, Inkpen, Snell, Batten, Brain

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Re: How long are GRO certs taking?
« Reply #71 on: Thursday 08 April 10 15:04 BST (UK) »
Its like waiting for exam results. I keep waking up thinking "Are they here" or when I am at work I get home thinking "Have they arrived today?" That is how addictive genealogy is.

Snap. Hopefully later this month when the GRO have sent out all the 7 Pounders we won't have to wait so long.
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Jean
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