GRO put Birth and Death indexes online

I've just had my first real knock back on GRO other than one which wasn't listed & which I reported.[can't remember who now ]

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Births Jun 1920 Grimes, Nellie x Scott St.Olave 1d-361
Deaths Jun 1922 Grimes, Nellie= 1yr St. Olave 1d-116

So I put in much the same on GRO index to be sure of death year.
Nothing found, I cut off the month, the district & page no. then the Christian name, then the place.
Bingo! GRO had added (Bermondsey) :rolleyes:

Name: Age at Death (in years):
GRIMES, NELLIE - 23 Order [23 mths obviously]
GRO Reference: 1922 J Quarter in ST. OLAVE (BERMONDSEY) Volume 01D Page 116

Just shows, don't be deterred too soon, try every which way to get your way.
 
Latest update on this: the GRO have now started a more extended trial of the PDF birth and death (non-)certificate service.

It's lasting for a minimum of 3 months, and the cost is £6 as before.

What's different this time is that they won't be sending the pdf files out by email, but they'll send you a link to a site it can be downloaded from, rather like the online will ordering service.

More information at
https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/PDF_most_customers_want_to_know.asp
 
Patience is a virtue, Ann. :D
I nearly sent off last week, because I was wondering how much longer it was going to be. Now trying to pace myself.
 
AnnB said:
Someone up there wasn't looking kindly on some of us.......:(
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Just think,- how difficult it may be for those in the life past to push along a thought for BMDS particularly if a female? How important were they then ?
 
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I didn't realise that you had to go into your 'orders' section on the GRO site, where you check your order status, to download. They'd been sitting there all day. :rolleyes: There is no notification that they are ready.

Although, if I'd bothered to read the blurb... :oops:
 
Have finally read the blurb, and it does clearly state that an email will be sent. Still haven't received any notification, so it's possibly a problem with my email. :sceptical: Hmm.
 
Likewise here- no email, but as others in Oz mentioned receiving PDF with no email, I checked. Yesterday details were there, today details with "View PDF". Yay :)
Ordered on 13th due for dispatch on 19 th. May have found out why I can't find a burial for maternal Gt. G'Mother.
 
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