new gro online index

[spes123]

Sorry not been around much recently

Got news today that the gro have launched their own online index for births and deaths, which are transcribed from the original documents and not the indexes.

on the births it will include (where known) the mothers maiden name on all registered births from 1837 which could well help a load of people with brick walls etc.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/cert ... search.asp

You may well have to verify your email address etc before being ale to use the site.

ps mods if i have put this in the wrong place my apologies

Just spent an hour on the site and have found a few possible matches for my 4 missing Smiths

[KayM]

Yes, I've pinpointed my great grandfathers' birth and sent for the cert. Happy bunny tonight!

[Northern Lass]

Brilliant !

[spes123]

Bit of an update for a 3 week period you can order PDF versions to be sent via email for £6 rather than the £9.25 however they are only going to release 45,000 pdf's so the trial may not last that long

[KayM]

Certificate arrived today. If you want to update the tree, Jan, it is

James Rollinson (on cert as ROLASON)
b 23 Dec 1851 At Catherine's Cross Darlaston
father John Rolason a miner
mother Jane Rolason formerly Holmes
informant Jane Rolason x mark
Catherine's Cross Darlaston
Registered 26 Jan 1852


I also found his wife's birthdate on transcription of her baptism on ancestry. Haven't been working on this line for a while, so this is all exciting!
Emma Ball
Gender Female
Birth Date 03 Oct 1855
Baptism Date 23 Mar 1856
Baptism Place Saint Thomas,Dudley,Worcester,England
Father George Ball
Mother Ann
FHL Film Number 378778, 378779, 378780
Household Members
Name Age
George Ball
Ann
Emma Ball

cheers, Kay in Scotland

[KayM]

I also found 2 more siblings who sadly never made it into a census

children of John Rollinson & Jane Holmes

Birth ROLLASON, REBECCA HOLMES Order GRO Reference: 1844 D Quarter in WOLVERHAMPTON AND SEISDON Volume 17 Page 283
Death ROLASON, REBECCA 1 GRO Reference: 1846 S Quarter in WALSALL UNION Volume 17 Page 187

Birth
ROLLOSON, MARY ANN HOLMES Order GRO Reference: 1854 J Quarter in WALSALL Volume 06B Page 547

Baptism
21 May 1854 • Saint Lawrence, Darlaston Near Wolverhampton, Stafford, England

Death
ROLASON, MARY ANN 4 Order GRO Reference: 1858 J Quarter

Burial
Darlaston Church St Lawrence RegisterNumber 831 BurialDate 15 Apr 1858 Forename Mary Ann