Genealogy Chat

Does anyone know which number I have to ring,I need to order a birth cert,The lady in question was born in bishops stortford.Would i have to ring the local one or is there a main one?

It's cheapest to buy online with a credit or debit card. You need the GRO ref number for the cert you want though - then the cost is £7. The website is : http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificate/index.asp#0 Merry

Not sure if they take telephone orders - you'd need a credit card number in order to do it if they did , so have it ready

Tel No. is 0845 603 7788 or Web Site is www.gro.gov.uk Sue

Merry I went to that site and it says its gonna cost me £11.50

standard price is £7 with the ref number, do you have that yet?

it says volume:3a and Page 707 is that what i need?

On the first screen there's a box for ''Do you have the GRO ref'' (or words to that effect!) If you don't click it you will end up spending £11.50....so make sure you DO click and then on the next screen there is a place to type the ref in. merry

Hi Bauble, You need the: Name(s) District of registration Quarter of registration eg Mar, Jun, Sep or Dec Volume No Page No. You can order online and the cost is £7. Gillian

I ordered my last two through the post and sent a cheque for £14 - they replied (2 weeks later) telling me that each certificate costs £8.50! (With references) Another 10 days later received my certificates - BOTH the wrong ones!! Hope you have better luck!! KK X

Yep, By post (GRO at Southport) is £8.50. Merry

Spoke to the lady at GRO and she said that they will charge £11.50,if I ring the registry office where the birth was registered then it will be £7. Bishops Stortford,what county is it in?

hertfordshire. seem slike you are making hard work of this, why dont you just order it on line? going to cost you a fortune in phone calls at this rate

If you phone the local reg office they will probably ask you to send a letter and a cheque. (some do do credit cards, but not many!) Also, many local offices do not do Family History certs (ie old ones). Also many will not do old marriage certs even if they do do births and deaths. This is because they have too many venues to search for marriages, but maybe only a very few reg offices for B's and D's. Cheapest and quickest (usually!) from GRO!! £7. Merry

if you order over the phone with reference from GRO they charge £8.50 If you order online with reference they charge £7.00

and at the moment arrive in 4-5 days my last lot arrived on day they should have been sent out to me. Jeanette