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Thanks for that Northern Lass

Hi Marg I've tried to pm you, but am having trouble, it keeps telling me that the user doesn't exist. Not sure if I'm doing something wrong, got my husband to check it, and I appeared to be doing everything OK, so don't know what the problem is. I have a Gmail account, which is ***** if you send me ...

Thanks Peter, Being in Australia I normally order my certificates from the GRO and pay via credit card, as it's too expensive to organise a pound sterling money order from the banks here. I don't recall there being the option of specifying on the form not to send it if certain information is not cor...

Thanks Toby, I did see this info on FreeBMD, but haven't sent away for the certificate as it now appears to be out of the time frame I have. I have already sent for some relating to Frederick Gibbs in the past that were registered in London areas, but to no avail. I will keep this one in mind, and w...

Hi Maths Girl As I said my Aunt has no real memories of her father once her mother died in 1930, she rarely saw him and she was only 3 at the time, even during my mum's life she only remembered actually seeing him once after her mother died. Unfortunately, I have no way of knowing whether he may hav...

Hi Pete & Northern Lass, Many thanks for your replies. I can give you the details that I am sure off, plus what I surmise, unfortunately, I only have one close living relative to ask any info of, that is one Aunt in her 80's, and neither my mum nor she saw much of their father (my grandfather) a...

Hi, I have been researching my family history for the last couple of years, I live in Australia, so have been doing it remotely sending away for certificates and using all the available sites, free and paid for, but I have been stumped by my grandfather. I never knew him as he died in 1940. I have h...