GRO digital images

[LizzieL]

It is listed as Betty Stride on GRO, but her burial record gives her name as Elizabeth. I was hoping the death registration would confirm she was a widow and the name of her husband.

[LizzieL]

I get the same "unavailable " message for digital image for Ann Scorey and Elizabeth Harrison on that same reference - any significance in that it seems to be females unavailable?

[Bookbox]

Although it’s within the date-range, some entries which should theoretically be there cannot be produced as digital images. In my experience, this is particularly true in the early years of registration. (The .pdf format is perfectly legible, though obviously more costly.)

For further information see here …

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/images/CGOVPublicBeta.pdf

6.6 Online View digital image states ‘Image not currently available for this entry, the record may alternatively be ordered as a certificate or PDF.
Please refer to the Q&A section below. If you complete your search for the Online View digital image order and the message above is revealed, this means that the image is not held within the Online View digital image data store. However, you may still be able to order this as a certificate or PDF.

[AntonyMMM]

I get the same "unavailable " message for digital image for Ann Scorey and Elizabeth Harrison on that same reference - any significance in that it seems to be females unavailable?

It suggests there is a problem with the scan of that particular page ( all the entries seem to be unavailable as digital images) - not because they are female.

[LizzieL]

Who are you looking for on that reference.  I have just tried ordering Thomas Bridles death on that ref and it gives me the option to select PDF.

Are you ordering from this GRO page 
Search the GRO Indexes
Search the indexes to identify the record you want.

You can order a Certificate, PDF or Digital Image.

I'm getting unavailable message for this one as well - so not just females as I first thought

[farmeroman]

I get the same "unavailable " message for digital image for Ann Scorey and Elizabeth Harrison on that same reference - any significance in that it seems to be females unavailable?

It suggests there is a problem with the scan of that particular page ( all the entries seem to be unavailable as digital images) - not because they are female.

If it affects the whole page it's probably because the entries are "wonky" and didn't survive the automated cutting process. I have had a couple that were unreadable due to the top or bottom being cut off so they have given me refunds and I suspect they have tried to weed out the most affected pages.

[Sandrafamilytree]

When the digital images first became available, I hoped to get one for my ancestor who died in 1889.

At the time, I got the message that a digital image was not available, even though it was within the date range.

I decided not to order a PDF at that stage, and I went on to research other people instead.

A few weeks ago, out of curiosity, I searched again for my relative and, lo and behold, the digital image was available to order.

Whatever the problem with the original record, it must have been corrected.

So if ordering a record isn't pressing, it could be worth waiting a while and trying again later on.

[coombs]

At first only 1837 to 1887 deaths were available to download from the GRO site then they extended it to 1957. This may be why you could not order a death from 1889 at first.

[Sandrafamilytree]

At first only 1837 to 1887 deaths were available to download from the GRO site then they extended it to 1957. This may be why you could not order a death from 1889 at first.

Yes, that would explain it, wouldn't it?!!

Take no notice of me... I'm clearly suffering from severe brain fog...