So does GRO also sometimes scan the originals rather than someone copying out the details when you order?
When the death was registered the local registrar entered it in the register. He also had a 'copy' register, destined to be sent to the GRO at the end of the quarter, into which the entry would be made.
That would explain the handwriting being the same.
If you have certificates (rather than a pdf) then the GRO cert would say it was
"Certified to be a true copy of an entry in the certified copy of register of Deaths in the Registration District of (District Name) given at the General Register Office, under the Seal of the said Office, [followed by the date it was issued]"
The local register office cert would have a similar citation but say it was a true copy of an entry in the register in their possession. (i.e. the original register which was held by the District).
Death registrations, in particular, are often slightly 'out' for a true age, the information is given to the best knowledge of the informant.
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