Surname Patrick death 1st qtr 1951 Missing from GRO index

[Finley 1]

well -  brain in gear, but phone line engaged   aaaargh...

However, I am going to put off buying the cert just now... As the only definite - it will give me, apart from what I already have is the informant. 

I know I haven't got his actual 'PLACE' of death... but will worry about that if I ever need to take a trip down to check for graves for this particular branch of the family.    

Hows that... !!! phew... I hope that I haven't put anyone out by ending up NOT sending for the cert, but on reflection - I do have a few rellies, with more questions - that the certs will answer, that I feel I need to send for... First ... if that is understandable...
Dark corner time coming up.. 

The Patricks have really been and interesting and wide branch, every day I am hoping I am near completion, and every day a new problem or interesting turn.. bless em all...

Xin

[rosie99]

Death certificates are one of those that I tend to leave unless I am desperate for some sort of clue    You certainly have not put anyone out by not sending for it.  I will now write to the GRO and see if we can get all of those wrong Paton entries changed to Patrick.  Will let you know if they reply to me 

Rosie

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Thanks Rosie, yes please do


xin

[rosie99]

I have had a reply from the GRO this morning after telling them that all the Paton names listed after Alice G should be Patrick and providing them with copies of the probate index to back it up.
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Thank you for providing evidence of the error in our indexes, we will now update the paper indexes held at The General Register Office (GRO) in Southport.

Unfortunately due to the logistics of such an exercise, it would be impossible to update all the copies of our indexes, of which there are over 400+ in circulation around the world.

Index holders are aware of the existence of errors and GRO does not in any way warrant the accuracy or completeness of the indexes.



At least they are recording them at their end and did not need you to buy a certificate to back it up. We did not expect them to circulate the amendments.

Rosie

[dawnsh]

That was the same wording as I had in an email.

At least the source has been amended, that the main thing but I haven't seen any postems on the relevant Paton entries yet.

[rosie99]

That was the same wording as I had in an email.

It also came from
Email Team
First Point of Contact, General Register Office
Civil Registration

obviously a standard letter even though it was sent snail mail. 


There were postems on all of those entries on freebmd when I first did them.  I have just looked and they have all gone .   I have just gone back into freebmd and they are there    Maybe they just took a while to load

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Thank you both -- future Patrick re-searchers  may not go quite as crazy - as I have...

   

eee wot a crew they 'really' were, bless em


xin

[rosie99]

-- future Patrick re-searchers  may not go quite as crazy - as I have...

I wouldn't bank on it xin, the information is still not that clear but at least GRO are altering their records so we must have got it right      

Rosie