In an addendum to my previous post on researching your family tree, I just thought I’d issue a quick warning so you don’t get ripped off.
If you’re looking to purchase birth, marriage or death certificates via ancestry.co.uk (i.e. them acting as intermediary), they charge £19.99. Don’t do that. Go direct to the General Records Office and it only costs £7 if you know the GRO Index reference or £10 if you don’t – a significant difference.
Researching your family tree is expensive enough without spending double on the certificate copies.
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1 Lib // 12th Aug 2009 at 3:08 pm
I’m pleased to see that you warn people off ordering certificates through Ancestry. When oh when are the registers going to be made available on line, as the Scottish side is. It costs £1.20p to have a register entry instantly downloaded, through Scotlandspeople No need for certificates. The registry entry often has the signature of the person registering the event. ( providing they can read and write)
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