The Diary of Nathaniel Bryceson Revisited

[Aniseed]

Doesn't it cost more if you don't have the exact reference? I'm probably wrong as I haven't bought certificates for about 5 years now.

[Liz_in_Sussex]

  

Doesn't it cost more if you don't have the exact reference?

No, MaryA's method works well - it just takes a bit longer.

I went through hundreds of combinations when looking for my Grandmother's siblings who died soon after birth and I didn't know their first names.  They had the very common surname of Brown, born in a Middlesex registration district  .  I just kept applying with different names previously used by the family until I found them. 

Liz

[Aniseed]

 

Doesn't it cost more if you don't have the exact reference?

No, MaryA's method works well - it just takes a bit longer.

Liz

That's a good tip to know, thanks MaryA & gataki.

[Ruskie]

I have only ordered one or two cerificates since the price rise and general changes. I know in the past even if you ordered a certificate for John Clark and you knew his name was John Clarke but the GRO had him listed as John Clarke, if you wrote his name as John Clarke in the order, they would not issue the cerificate as it was indexed as John Clarke. 

Anyway, I can try ordering the certifcates using last known address. It should work for Mary as she was buried as "Mary Ward" of "Richmond BUildings".  I am not sure if this works if she died elsewhere though her usual address was Richmond BUildings ....

And yes, it used to cost more if you did not supply the reference numbers.

Definitely worth a try though ... 

[MaryA]

Doesn't it cost more if you don't have the exact reference? I'm probably wrong as I haven't bought certificates for about 5 years now.

You already have this answer but perhaps to give a little more information.  You used to have half of your money refunded if they couldn't find the correct certificate.  Now they refund the whole of it if it is incorrect but you have to do it this way around since they removed the reference checking facility.

[Ruskie]

Doesn't it cost more if you don't have the exact reference? I'm probably wrong as I haven't bought certificates for about 5 years now.

You already have this answer but perhaps to give a little more information.  You used to have half of your money refunded if they couldn't find the correct certificate.  Now they refund the whole of it if it is incorrect but you have to do it this way around since they removed the reference checking facility.

Thanks for the clarification. 

[Aniseed]

Doesn't it cost more if you don't have the exact reference? I'm probably wrong as I haven't bought certificates for about 5 years now.

You already have this answer but perhaps to give a little more information.  You used to have half of your money refunded if they couldn't find the correct certificate.  Now they refund the whole of it if it is incorrect but you have to do it this way around since they removed the reference checking facility.

That actually seems like a better way of doing it than the old way. How refreshing to see a change in bureaucracy that's made an improvement! Thanks for explaining.

[Ruskie]

Righto .... the death certificate of Mary Ward has been ordered. (despatch date is 3 Dec, so we have a bit of a wait)

[Ruskie]

Not sure ...but could this be Matthew Wards death:

Matthew Ward
Mar q 1851
STRAND, London
vol 1 p 358

I'm afraid I just have to know, so I am ordering this one too. 

Despatch date for this one is 16th Nov.