JOY MURRIN ENGLAND CERTIFICATES

JOY MURRIN Family History Services provides a service for you to order Certificates from England and Wales in Australia without the worry of international exchange rates and overseas bank draft fees.			Joy outside the Family Records Centre 1997
	Civil Registrations of Births, Deaths & Marriages for England & Wales commenced 1st July 1837.
The GRO UK have increased the cost of England and Wales certificates. From 1 April the cost is $29
Orders are lodged at least three times a week.		Turnaround is about 3-4 weeks.

FREE CLIENT RESEARCH LINK Due to our large database of England/Wales certificate orders, we check if someone has ordered the same certificate. When this happens we write to you thus providing a link with someone who is researching the same family. We do not give out addresses, but invite you to write a letter which we will forward on.
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To order the certificates reference numbers are required from the GRO Index (previously known as St.Catherine’s Index). You need to access these index to determine the district, volume and page reference. The index are either on microfilm or microfiche and are available at major libraries, LDS family history centres and family history societies. Click here for GRO Index Locations

FEES OCTOBER 2009
Applications with GRO Reference number provided	$29*
If reference number is not clear on and a check of the index in London required before lodgment	$32*
When exact date and year provided without reference	$34*
*All charges quoted are inclusive of GST. Fees are payable with the Request Form. Cheque, Money Order, Credit Card or Direct Deposit accepted. We regret that charges may change to those listed, without notice, due to changes in the international rate of exchange.
Mail from England to our office is sent registered mail. We photocopy all certificates before they are mailed. If you want to secure the mailing of your certificates within Australia a Pre-Paid Registered Self Addressed Envelope is recommended. If ordering online and paying by credit card and registered mail is required an additional $5 charge applies for registered mail.

UNCLEAR INDEX REFERENCES
Sometimes because of the poor quality of the microfiche or microfilm it may be difficult to read the references on the GRO Index (formerly St. Catherine’s Index).

If the reference you apply for is incorrect the Records Office in England will not issue a certificate and a refund of about $12 Australian will be given. If you have any doubts we strongly recommend that you ask to have the index reference checked.

Our charge is $3 to have our researcher in England check the original index before they apply for the certificate.

When you send your request, provide all the readable details along with a note about the detail that was unclear.

DETAILS PROVIDED ON ENGLAND AND WALES CIVIL REGISTRATIONS
	*BIRTHS*	*DEATHS*	*MARRIAGES*
	Date and place of birth	Date and place of death- full address	Date and place of marriage
INDIVIDUAL	Full Name Any name given at baptism and entered after being reported to the registrar	Name and sex of deceased Age which may be an estimate for older people Occupation, for men & single women, name of spouse for married women.	Name of bride and groom Age (minor = under 21 or full = 21 or over), bachelor/spinster, widow/er or divorcee Occupation Residence (not always full address)
FATHER	Name and occupation		Name and occupation
MOTHER	Married and maiden name
OTHER	The date registered Name & address of informant	Cause of death Nature & duration of illnesses Possible medical attendant’s name Date when registered Name & Address of informant Corrections or additional details	Marriage by banns or license Denomination of the church Couples signature or mark Witnesses, their signatures or mark