Sorry to keep on but am getting frustrated with this so have decided to send a letter to the register office with all the details and a cheque. Can anyone tell me what a full birth certificate costs these days please?
I don't think it differs from place to place but just in case it is Stoke on Trent.
Apologies if this information is redundant or I'm teaching granny how to suck eggs, but I've only just now dropped into this thread and haven't seen any mention of this method so far.
Have you researched the person's birth on the Staffs BMD website (
http://www.staffordshirebmd.org.uk)?
If you have, did you find the person in question? If you did, there's a reference number on the search result listing and you can create an order form with instructions from the number.
Click on the reference number and a tab should open in your browser with the list of those you've clicked.
Go to that tab and click on the reference number there. You'll be shown a postal request form which already has details of the person and reference number, together with instructions how to pay and the address in Hanley to send the form to. All you do is complete your details and send it off with £10.
Apparently, you only have to include the date of birth and some other info if you want a short certificate, otherwise you only get the full version, which seems a little odd but never mind.