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Title: GRO reference
Post by: deborahrae on Wednesday 05 September 07 18:30 BST (UK)
Can anyone tell me if the GRO REference will be helpful to a local registry office to find a birth they were having difficulty finding
deborah ???
Title: Re: GRO reference
Post by: 'Tricia on Wednesday 05 September 07 19:09 BST (UK)
As far as I am aware the GRO reference will be of no use to them whatsoever


Tricia :(
Title: Re: GRO reference
Post by: mosiefish on Wednesday 05 September 07 23:22 BST (UK)
Hi.

Certainly agree with Tricia.  The GRO reference is absolutely no use to a local registry office.

However if you have found the GRO reference that you need you can apply direct to:
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Regards,
Mo
Title: GRO reference
Post by: Archivist_47 on Wednesday 22 May 19 10:21 BST (UK)
I want to apply for a death certificate for my wife's father who died in 2007. Where are the searchable records after 1957?
Title: Re: GRO reference
Post by: KGarrad on Wednesday 22 May 19 10:32 BST (UK)
Try Ancestry, FindMyPast or FamilySearch.

FreeBMD has records up to 1983 - not late enough for your needs.
Title: Re: GRO reference
Post by: AntonyMMM on Wednesday 22 May 19 10:35 BST (UK)
Ancestry and FindMyPast both have the GRO death indexes up to 2007.

After that the indexes are available on microfiche at these designated libraries:

The Library of Birmingham
Bridgend Local and Family History Centre
City of Westminster Archives Centre
Manchester Central Library
Newcastle City Library
Plymouth Central Library and
The British Library

If you know what district the death occurred in, and roughly when, then the easiest way might be  to order a certificate direct from the local registration office.
Title: Re: GRO reference
Post by: Archivist_47 on Wednesday 22 May 19 10:37 BST (UK)
He died in Stockton-on-Tees in 2007. So his registration office would be?
Title: Re: GRO reference
Post by: AntonyMMM on Wednesday 22 May 19 10:43 BST (UK)
https://www.stockton.gov.uk/stockton-council/births-deaths-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/how-to-obtain-a-certificate/
Title: Re: GRO reference
Post by: Archivist_47 on Wednesday 22 May 19 20:28 BST (UK)
This is so frustrating! I cannot obtain a copy of a death certificate from Stockton-on-Tees unless I live there!
Title: Re: GRO reference
Post by: KGarrad on Wednesday 22 May 19 20:39 BST (UK)
That's not true!
You can also order by telephone, or by post ;D
Title: Re: GRO reference
Post by: AntonyMMM on Wednesday 22 May 19 20:48 BST (UK)
They have a statutory duty to supply a certificated copy of any entry held in their registers ( i.e. where the death occurred in their district), where you live is irrelevant.