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Topic: County or National GRO for certs? (Read 289 times)
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Adi1962
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Hi
County Office for me.
Personally I always use them, can't fault them.
More often than not they will do a lot extra looking up than they should and always call you back if they cannot find the entry.
They also have local knowledge which has been offered and useful in the past.
Adrian
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behindthefrogs
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It won't be Kent GRO, I don't think this exists, it will be the appropriate local registry office.
The advantage is that the certificate provided is slightly less likely to contain transcription errors. If the index has been transcribed the information will be slightly different and usually more helpful in terms of where the event took place but the date range will often be wider than the quarter of the GRO.
The disadvantage is that you can't use the reference found on FreeBMD or Ancestry and so if the index is not transcribed you need to provide details for the search.
David
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Living in Berkshire. Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Adi1962
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David is correct their is no sinlge Kent one.
Maidstone is the one I use and this covers roughly from Sittingbourne going southwards.
Medway and West Kent (Ashford) have their own offices.
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behindthefrogs
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Gravesend was a registration district in its own right until 1941 when it transferred to Dartford. Any records should be at the Dartford Registration Office.
David
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Living in Berkshire. Origin Northampton & Milton Keynes DETAILS OF THE FOLLOWING NAMES CAN BE FOUND IN SURNAME INTERESTS AT FOOT OF PAGE Wilson, Higgs, Buswell, PARCELL, Matthews, TAMKIN, Seckington, Pates, Williams, Webb, Arthur, MAYNARD, Caves, Norman, Winch, Culverhouse, Drakeley. Johnson, Routledge, SHIRT, SAICH, Mills, SAUNDERS, EDLIN, Perry, Vickers, Pakeman, Griffiths, Marston, Turner, Child, Sheen, Gray, Woolhouse Census Info is Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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bearkat
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Census Info. is Crown Copyright, from www.national
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There was a recent thread on Rootschat that some Register Offices are now charging £8 for a certificate 
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,302830.msg1846965.html#msg1846965
I'm not aware that any Kent Offices are charging more than the GRO but it is something to be aware of. 
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Middx - Vaus, Roberts, Eversfield, Inman, Star, Holbeck, Wyatt, Bickford, Smith, Redwood
South Stoneham, Hants - Small, Hammerton, Grist, Fryer, Trodd
Beaulieu/Boldre, Hants - Woodford, Croutear, Beck, Bendell, Keeping, Harding
Kent - Bayly, Borer, Mitchell, Plane, Vernon, Farrance, Chapman, Medhurst, Lomax, Wyatt
Devon - Tope, Bickford, Foster
YKS - Quirk, McGuire, Benn
Nott/Derbs - Slack
Hert - Barnes
L'pool- Plumbe
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casalguidi
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The last one I got from Ashford (several years ago now) was £7.50 (as opposed to £7 from the GRO) and an extra £10 if I wanted an "express" service.
Casalgudi
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