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Dlfference in Certs.
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mgnv | Report | 24 Jan 2009 10:39 |
Janet - it's evident to me that you wouldn't recognize your dad's writing anywhere - besides which, the only place it might appear is the signature, which you'll notice is in the same hand as the rest of the cert. |
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Janet 693215 | Report | 23 Jan 2009 21:59 |
I have a facimile of my original birth certificate which was obtained from the GRO. I was born West Ham district in 1964 and I got the fullcert a couple of years ago. I know it is a scan of the original, I'd recognise my Dad's writing anywhere. |
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Kim from Sandhurst | Report | 23 Jan 2009 21:55 |
basman |
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mgnv | Report | 23 Jan 2009 20:14 |
Basman - living on the continent doesn't necessarily mean you can't get to see parish rocords. You must be at least 5 times closer to the county records office than I am. |
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basman | Report | 23 Jan 2009 19:16 |
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RobG | Report | 23 Jan 2009 17:30 |
Not all LROs give you an image of the original holding. Many still give transcribed ones in present day writing, as they do not have the facility to scan the original. |
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mgnv | Report | 23 Jan 2009 17:03 |
Forty years ago, it didn't matter much who you got it from. Either way, you'ld get a transcription of their record. Now, if you're getting an image of the register they're holding, then the local RO holds the original with the informants signature, and the GRO holds a copy of that register, and the GRO signatures are those of the copyist. |
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basman | Report | 23 Jan 2009 16:01 |
Enriched |
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Ericthered | Report | 23 Jan 2009 15:35 |
Even an 'original' cert is a copy............... |
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basman | Report | 23 Jan 2009 15:20 |
Living abroad, I usually order my certs online from the GRO, as the local register office(which covers 95% of my fanily) doesn't accept payment by credit card. However have just aquired one from a different LRO and find this to be what looks like a copy of an original cert i.e. The writing is by different hands. The Gro certs look as if they may be copies of copies, the handwriting being the same throughout. Anyone know antyhing about this? |