Ah. Thanks for the tips Bookbox. You're right I haven't seen the indexes on the GRO site. When I last ordered a certificate, you had to be very precise in looking up the reference for the record yourself elsewhere.
I'm sure I must have registered on the GRO before, so I will certainly go and have a look at those death records too. It's very useful to know.
Such a lot changes when you have a break from this doesn't it? About 5 years ago I would have considered myself quite expert, but it'll clearly be a while before I'm properly back up to speed
