1911 has not helped!!

[louisa maud]

Thanks Meliora,
I knew someone knowledgeable would come up with  a reply, must admit I never knew about Guild Hall, one lives and learns doesn't one !!

Louisa Maud

[Meliora]

Yes, L M ,

It must have been about 15 years ago I had a marriage that I was doubtful about, didn't feel like risking buying the cert. but I did know the church, St Giles Cripplegate whose records are at the Guildhall Library. Called in there & in a few moments had looked at the film & printed off a copy for the princely sum of 10p (well it was a long time ago), I think the GRO price at that time was about £5.50 or £6 per cert.

The cert. confirmed what info I had hoped for , that it was the marriage between my grgrandparents in 1879 aged 58 & 57, after having had 7 children between 1842 & 1858, including tripletes in 1848..  Grgrandpa finally made an "honest woman" of grandma.

Meliora

[Clincher2]

Undoubtedly anyone can see microfiche or microfilm copies of the entries made in any marriage registers deposited by churches at the relevant Record Office. Copies can be made yourself for about 50p and not the £7 charged by GRO. But success depends on knowing which church you need to search which may not be easily ascertainable.
I do not know of any route by which birth or death certificates can be obtained except through GRO

[Finley 1]

Oh dear, I am so out of touch... where does time go.....

but at least the replies are great and show the right way to go.

xin