Tag Archives: General Register Office

GRO England and Wales increases prices of birth, marriage and death records

If you’ve delayed ordering civil birth, marriage or death records for England and Wales from the General Register Office (GRO), you may be kicking yourself. The GRO, which holds the records from 1837 when civil registration was introduced, has increased the … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — February 23, 2019

Some of the bijoux I discovered this week. Blogs New Ontario Digital Collections and Changes at the GRO by John D. Reid on Canada’s Anglo-Celtic Connections. Irish Administrative Jurisdictions by Donna Moughty on Irish Family Roots. Useful Free Sources for Irish Genealogy … Continue reading

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Cost of English and Welsh BMD certificates to rise mid-February

For a few years, I’ve put off purchasing several English and Welsh birth, marriage and death certificates simply because I became distracted by another branch of the family or couldn’t be bothered spending the money. When the General Register Office … Continue reading

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This week’s crème de la crème — July 12, 2014

Some of the bijoux I discovered. Blogs Expecting only Deeds and Mortgages? How About a Will? and A Hanging Question by Ken McKinlay on Family Tree Knots. The Storykeepers Project #25: An Old Rosary by Joy Biggs on the French … Continue reading

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