A Suggestion - local Register Offices

[Sloe Gin]

With the GRO is it not possible to visit in person?

I don't think it's practical.  They offer a 24 hour priority service, but it is massively more expensive at £23 a certificate (£26 without a reference).

[DMP]

Hi

I don't think i will name the office in Wales it might get them in trouble
i order a cert and when it arrived there was a note with all the other children born to the same parents birth dates wished they would all do that would save me a fortune 

Donna

[andycand]

With the GRO is it not possible to visit in person?

Hi Lones

With the GRO and also the local register offices you cannot go in and browse, you are just ordering the particular certificate and with local offices you need to know which specific register office holds that register. I have to say that travelling from Australia Register Offices wouldn't be on my list of places to visit.

Scotland on the other hand is totally different, if you have Scottish interests definately make sure you visit the Scotlandspeople Centre in Edinburgh, the link below has all the information

http://www.scotlandspeoplehub.gov.uk/

With regards to Records Offices you do need to work out which ones hold the records you require as they tend to hold mainly local records.  If you haven't already been there go to the Goldfields Research Centre which I think is on the 1st Floor of the Bendigo Library and have a trial run by looking at the types of records they hold and how you access them. This will give you some idea of what a Record Office holds.

Andy

[Lones]

With the GRO is it not possible to visit in person?

I don't think it's practical.  They offer a 24 hour priority service, but it is massively more expensive at £23 a certificate (£26 without a reference).

Thanks.  I will go the mail route

Cheers

Lones

[Lones]

With the GRO is it not possible to visit in person?

Hi Lones

 I have to say that travelling from Australia Register Offices wouldn't be on my list of places to visit.

Thanks

With regards to Records Offices you do need to work out which ones hold the records you require as they tend to hold mainly local records.  If you haven't already been there go to the Goldfields Research Centre which I think is on the 1st Floor of the Bendigo Library and have a trial run by looking at the types of records they hold and how you access them. This will give you some idea of what a Record Office holds.

Andy

Thanks Andy.  I will do that, I went there once and the little chap was very helpful, but I had no idea what I was doing then (still don't if truth be told.. )  I shall revisit and see what I can find. How did you know I was in Bendigo??

Cheers

[andycand]

How did you know I was in Bendigo??

Hi Lones

From your profile.

Andy

[Lones]

How did you know I was in Bendigo??

Hi Lones

From your profile.

Andy

Doh!! 

[halfasheep]

Bridgend is fantastic (although a little busy at times). Have had the poor women there get me 5 in one go with no complaints. All handwritten - not photocopies.

I've not had to have them do a search of the books for me as yet.

Also, Neath are brilliant too. However, they will only do a maximum of two at a time (from memory), posting onto you (at no extra charge) any other certificates you ordered at the time.

Same again there - all handwritten copies, and not had them search the books either

[Ringrose]

According to the last publication of Ancestry magazine the registration offices are also putting their prices up to £9. This is a saving of only 25p
With all the BMDs we have between us perhaps the time has come to share and spread the cost. Apparently the GRO have said that the service is not subsidised by the taxpayer.
Ringrose