GRO reference

[deborahrae]

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

['Tricia]

As far as I am aware the GRO reference will be of no use to them whatsoever


Tricia

[mosiefish]

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

[Archivist_47]

I want to apply for a death certificate for my wife's father who died in 2007. Where are the searchable records after 1957?

[KGarrad]

Try Ancestry, FindMyPast or FamilySearch.

FreeBMD has records up to 1983 - not late enough for your needs.

[AntonyMMM]

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.

[Archivist_47]

He died in Stockton-on-Tees in 2007. So his registration office would be?

[AntonyMMM]

https://www.stockton.gov.uk/stockton-council/births-deaths-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/how-to-obtain-a-certificate/

[Archivist_47]

This is so frustrating! I cannot obtain a copy of a death certificate from Stockton-on-Tees unless I live there!