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Subject: Re: [GM-L] Re: What info about parents on birth certificates?
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:08:48 -0400
In-Reply-To: <3d.a2dfca6.28057d73@aol.com>

Sandy,

I don't know where you got the information that finding a birth certificate
for someone born in England is as difficult as finding a birth certificate
for someone born in the whole of the USA. In the first place, the size of
England would be the equivalent of one of our *smallest* states. In the
second place, the Brits have kept centralized records since well before the
mid-1800s. These records used to be kept at St. Catherine's House on the
Kingsway in London, but are now held at:

The Family Records Centre,
1 Myddleton Street,
Islington,
LONDON EC1R 1UW

They have a website:
<< http://www.familyrecords.gov.uk/Default.htm >>

If you happen to be in London, here's how to get to the Family Records Centre:
<< http://www.pro.gov.uk/about/access/frc.htm >>

Here's a map:
<< http://www.pro.gov.uk/about/access/frcmap.htm >>

You can order birth certificates by mail through:

General Register Office
PO Box 2,
Southport
MERSEYSIDE, PR8 2JD
England
+44(0)870 243 7788

Or you can order a certificate by telephone on +44(0)151 471 4816 or by
fax on +44(0)1704 550013
If you want priority service call +44(0)151 471 4572 or fax +44(0)1704 568315

A full birth (marriage or death) certificate costs £11.00, £22.50 for
Priority Service. Extra copies are £6.50 each. You can pay by
International Money Order or by Visa/Mastercard.

They have a webpage at:
<< http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/certe_w/fees.asp >>

Halfway down that page you will find << Birth | Marriage | Death >>
hyperlinks. If you click on 'birth', you can load a pdf file of the
Application and print it out. If you fill out the info and include your
Visa/Mastercard details, this can be faxed to the numbers shown above or
you can send it by post.

Here's some advice from GenUK about doing genealogical research in the UK:
<< http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/civreg/index.html >>

So what's so difficult?

Good Luck!

Lois


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At 05:27 AM 11-04-01 -0400, wrote:
>Hi List: I am trying to find birth information on my grandmother who was
>born in England. Census info says born in England. Death certificate says
>born in England. But England is a lot like US. You have to be a little more
>specific than that. Its like saying find a birth certificate for someone born
>in the United States. Duh. Someone has suggested that maybe her childrens
>birth certificates might have more specific information. Does anyone know if
>birth certificates in 1908,10,13, etc required more than just a country as
>place of birth for parents? Sandy
>
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