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Offline Angel260268

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Look up in India please
« on: Saturday 20 March 10 20:21 GMT (UK) »
Hi,

My great grandfather was Richard and his first wife was Gertrude Mary.  Their surname after marriage was Woods.  They married in Bombay India and I have their marriage cert.  Their first child was born in 1907 and Richard wife died in childbirth.  The child (a daughter) was named after the mother and was therefore was also called Gertrude Mary Woods.

The problem I have and would like help with is that I am unable to find refs to order the death and birth certs for both Gertrude's.  I have searched FIBIS (website), and findmypast but have come up with nothing.

If anyone visits the British India Library I would be grateful if you could look this information up for me.  I have everything about Gertrude Mary Woods (jnr), even pictures, her 3 marriage certs and her death cert. and I would dearly love to have her birth cert and the death cert of her mum.

Many Thanks

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Re: Look up in India please
« Reply #1 on: Friday 26 March 10 21:58 GMT (UK) »
On 20th March I emailed the Britiish Library where the India Records are held. Today I got a reply from John Chignoli from the British Library and wahaaayyyy they have found both certs. They have sent me the relevant form, via email, to complete in order to pay and order these certs, so in the not too distant future I will be in receipt of them.

Once I have ordered Gertrude jnr's marriage (x 3) and her death cert I will have her records from birth to death. What a shame her father's birth cert still is evading me.

I am well happy.

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Re: Look up in India please
« Reply #2 on: Monday 05 April 10 19:44 BST (UK) »
I now have the birth and death certs for India based rellies.