GRO indexes on gro.gov.uk !

[PrawnCocktail]

I think we've broken it ...

Site down 


And .. breathe ... it's back

[clairec666]

This is making a rainy afternoon more bearable!

I've managed to fill in quite a few gaps where children have died young. No major breakthroughs for me, but I'm sure this'll be an amazing resource for people who have brick walls after 1837. If you're researching a common surname for example, having the mother's maiden name will reduce the amount of certificates you might have to buy on speculation, so cutting down the cost A LOT.

It's running quite slowly today, but that's to be expected! The only complain I would have is this: it's annoying that you have to specify a gender - for example, if you're searching for a child who died young within a certain timescale, you have to search twice.

My tip to everyone is this: don't forget to look for children born in the second quarter of 1911 - i.e. born after the census, but until now their mother's maiden name hasn't been available.

[coombs]

I have done the inevitable and forgotten my password after 4 attempts using regular passwords.  So am awaiting an email within 1 hour. Always an obstacle to cross when trying to access exciting indexes.

[relatedtoturnips]

This feature is proving quite handy. Ive confirmed a few maiden names I had on my tree, and they all match up perfectly. Nice when you know your research is solid.

 

[coombs]

Managed to get in but it is asking me for a mere 2 year date range and a gender.

[jillruss]

Only just discovered this - big thanks!

Does anyone know why the verification thingy is only valid for 24 hours? Does this mean you have to get a new one every day? Why?

I haven't started searching yet so perhaps I've got that wrong???

[frostyknight]

Dont wait an hour to check your emails Coombs, I forgot my password too. Had email from GRO in around 30 seconds! Happy hunting.
Frostyknight

[BumbleB]

Creep that I am    I've just rung GRO and thanked them profusely for this added facility 

[coombs]

Dont wait an hour to check your emails Coombs, I forgot my password too. Had email from GRO in around 30 seconds! Happy hunting.
Frostyknight

Thanks.

Got used to the search engine now. I shall probably be up until 2am now looking for the lost children and ages at deaths. Also i have bookmarked the page of course.