cause of death?

[Rosinish]

Ok, that's interesting to know.
So, customer is not satisfied with transcription........reason being, there is no word similar to be found in the medical dictionary.
Would that not qualify as a reason, if only that particular part of the cert. to be photocopied? as it is a genuine reason which could be verified in a medical dictionary?
Just wondering if it's worth the "ask"?

[josey]

Melrus,  mefrus, melrees,  mefrees. 

What about Marfans? It is usually described as a syndrome rather that a disease & wiki says described in 1896 [after this cert] by Antoine Marfan. Did this lady have any children? It is a genetic condition so you would expect some indication in the subsequent generations. However in 25% of cases neither parent has the syndrome.

Sounds like a copy from the GRO would be a copy of a copy then. Still may be better that a transcription - we'd have more to work on.

[kathb]

Hi, just another one into the pot so to speak.  I wonder is it a derivation of Mellitus, as in Diabetes Mellitus?  Mellitus refers to honey/sweet.
Regards
Kathb

[josey]

Yes, the 'r' seen by the person in the registrar's office could be 'it' & the doctor have written 1 'l' instead of 2.

It would be a bit strange to have it just called 'mellitus' though, apparently the word was added to diabetes in 1625.

[stanmapstone]

Sounds like a copy from the GRO would be a copy of a copy then. Still may be better that a transcription - we'd have more to work on.

If the certificate is from the GRO then it is "Certified to be a true copy of an entry in the certified copy of a register of Biths/Marriages/Deaths  in the Registration District of ......."
If you get it from the local Register Office then it says "Certified to be a true copy of an entry in a register in my custody."

Stan

[Rosinish]

Stan,

Am I missing something as I don't understand the difference as none refer to "transcription" if that makes sense & I am not being facetious 

[stanmapstone]

From the OED Transcription;  The action or process of transcribing or copying.
Transcribe;  To make a copy of (something) in writing; to copy out from an original; to write (a copy).
Stan

[Rosinish]

Sorry,

I know what a transcription is...............it's the difference between the 2 certified copies you listed that I don't get 

[lizdb]

Rightly or wrongly, I thought one sent you a 'copy' as in a photocopy - thus exactly as per the original. And the other sent you a 'copy' in that they copied out the details.

But when I think about it, I always get my certs from the GRO, and I am sure I have some of each!!

So maybe there is no hard and fast rule as to who sends which.

But it seems you have a 'copy' when a 'copy' would be more useful !!!