Birth & Death Certificates by PDF from GRO

[Caw1]

Thanks all for comments - hoping I get mine today, this waiting driving me mad!

[StevieSteve]

Hope so too, especially as I have one due tomorrow 

[CarolA3]

I've just ordered the first of several PDFs from my 'wish list'.  Here in Australia it's taken up to six weeks to receive a paper copy (probably not GRO's fault) so a 4-5 day service for less money suits me just fine.

The above arrived two days before the estimated date.  I did a happy dance which startled the neighbours but I didn't care.  Three cheers for whoever invented email

Carol

[davidft]

This may have been asked before so apologies if it has.

With these PDF certificates what do you actually get i.e.

I) A PDF of a proper certificate with all the details on it. or
II) A PDF just listing the details but without the layout and borders of a proper certificate.

Thank you.

[AntonyMMM]

Your option two ...sort of

You get an image of the GRO copy of the register entry, as a pdf file .... so the same image you would have got printed onto the middle of a paper certificate ...just without the coloured paper and all the legal wording around it.

Gives you exactly the same information as a certificate would.

[davidft]

Your option two ...sort of

You get an image of the GRO copy of the register entry, as a pdf file .... so what you would have got on the middle part of a paper certificate without the legal wording around it.

Gives you exactly the same information as a certificate would.

Thank you.

[Blue70]

My first PDF appeared after 4 days 3 days ahead of dispatch date. Those 4 days included a weekend so I was impressed by the quickness of it. One of the advantages of the PDF images are not only do you get the entry image you get the original register page headings. They do it the same way as the Irish provided 'photocopy' versions of bmd for 4 Euros they take the heading extract and the entry extract and join them together so they are more or less aligned so you can see clearly the individual heading for each column of the entry.   


Blue

[Lisajb]

Mine arrived - ordered two likely candidates in an attempt to solve a mystery. It hasn't - I give up 

[Caw1]

Got my PDF at lunch time today ordered on 18th Oct, so considering there's a w/e in between pleased it's so quick!
Great confirmation of my 2x gt grandmothers death giving up further details of relative who was there and an address.
All in all 'a right result!'

Going to get more ordered

Caroline