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Hello, It's that pest again. . . .

I think I have laid out all I know up to now of the Oakes family using G.S.P. Family Tree. Now I've been trying to find out more about Grandad and his eight kids! I chose the most 'interesting' name to try and find a birth certificate on the mighty computer. I tried Free BMD and plugged in Ethel Maud Daisy, her birth year and place of birth but it came back 'no record'.

Is this just a 'come-on' to get you to sign up and hand over mula before they let you 'ave a shufti'? Or am I doing something wrong.

This is what came up in the list - "There are no birth, marriage or death certificates available to view online.at The National Archives. This guide will help you to find out where else you can look".

So why is this entry even on the list ! ! ! (no MAD smilie available)!

So if anyone knows where I can see certificates, could you let me know!

Cheers, Tony.

What year, County and surname Tony I will have a look. You cannot view a certificate anywhere you have to order it. Free BMD just gives you the reference, sorry

Linell.

What can I say, I really do appreciate your help.
Grandad - Arthur Charles Oakes born 1873 ish (lots of ishes here)! m 1900 d 1949 (the year I was born).
Grandmam (Nana) - Elizabeth Mary Oakes nee Sanford (do we use 'nee' nowadays)? b 1880 m 1900 d 1955
Elizabeth Amy - b 1900
Arthur John Humphrey known as Sonny the name Hurdley is a mistransposition!) my Dad b 1901
Sarah Doris (known as Dolly)- b 1903
Harry Charles Groves - b 1907
Lucy Jessie Edith - b 1911
Edith Maud Daisy - b 1915
Leonard Alfred Frederick - b ?
Albert Walter - b ? (died in 1922 from Hodgekinsons disease).

Once I get all this lot sorted out with your help and 'put to bed' I can start and try to work backwards.

If you want to Linell, look up http://www.bimson.com/ancestry/surnames.html I'm the Anthony Lionel Phillips. Sadly the compiler has passed away and his relatives have said they are not going to continue Arthur Bimson's work.

Thanks a million. Tony.

these help

Births Jun 1915
OAKES Ethel M D Sanford Southwark 1d 221


Births Mar 1920
Oakes Leonard A F Sanford Southwark 1d 267


Births Mar 1922
Oakes Albert W Sanford Southwark 1d 151

All London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906. (Ancestry).

Elizabeth Amy Oakes.
Record Type: Baptism.
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1900. on image, (28 April 1900.)
Baptism Date: 20 Sep 1900.
Father's Name: Arthur Charles Oakes. Book maker.
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Mary Oakes.
Parish or Poor Law Union: Stoke Newington St Mary.
Borough: Hackney.
Register Type: Parish Registers.

Address, 28 Neville Rd.

Sorry Tony would have searched, but Jimmy and Pete beat me too it, thanks guys, have been busy with all things grandchildren.

Linell.

Where do I go to see 1d 221 / 1d 267 / 1d 151 ? Your talking to an eeeejit here!

2nd where does the Sanford come from in OAKES Ethel M D Sanford Southwark 1d 221

Cheers, Tony.

Kleftiwallah wrote:Where do I go to see 1d 221 / 1d 267 / 1d 151 ? Your talking to an eeeejit here!

2nd where does the Sanford come from in OAKES Ethel M D Sanford Southwark 1d 221

Cheers, Tony.

sandford is telling you that her mother maiden name as after 1911 all mothers maiden names were included in the register


1d/221 is the ref no if you wish to order the certificate from GRO general registary office

Kleftiwallah wrote:Where do I go to see 1d 221 / 1d 267 / 1d 151 ? Your talking to an eeeejit here!

2nd where does the Sanford come from in OAKES Ethel M D Sanford Southwark 1d 221

Cheers, Tony.

Comes from,
http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

Sames as this,
Marriages Dec 1899.
Hitchins Mark Alfred. Hackney. 1b. 1099.
Metherell Lilian Mary. Hackney. 1b. 1099.
Oakes Arthur Charles. Hackney. 1b. 1099.
Sanford Elizabeth Mary. Hackney. 1b. 1099.

http://freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

So if I bung 1d in the volume and 221 in the page, this birth cert' shoud pop up?

Just tried Elizabeth Mary Sanford Hackney as a test piece and popped in the volume and page and "Sorry we have no record"! I thought I would go right to it !

I've booked an hour on the Library computer for tomorrow morning, I hope there is a librarian as helpful as your good selves.

Yippee! I found Albert Walter on the list. So the next question is where do I go with that small ammount of information . Can I view the actual birth certificate to find out whereabouts he was born 'and stuff'?

Cheers, Tony.

No you cannot view the any birth cert anywhere online for free, the reference no is there so you can buy it from the GRO

You might be able to find an image of a record on Ancestry if you either pay for the package or go to the library. Some areas, especially London, have some Parish Records on film. Once you've done your search and gone to the transcribed record there is sometimes an image that can be viewed like with the census records.

Thanks to all. What you have been trying to explain to me is finally soaking through the swede!

I've already discovered my Dad's name Humphrey is written as Hurdley and Uncle Harry Charles Groves is written as George, so I shall have to keep my wits about me!

Could someone tell me what this (below) refers to?

You can view the original scan that was used to transcribe this entry. The following is a list of scan files that contain the entry.

ANC-05/1899M4-NO-0257.jpg
LDS-211-000-0951472/1899m4-257.tif
Cheers, Tony.

What name do's it refer to, can you give the full name.