Signatures on certificates

[Asa]

I thought we didn't get copies of signatures on certificates but I've just received two today with them - was I mistaken then? These are death certs from '72 and '73

[kiterunner]

Are they from the GRO or the local register office, Asa?

[Asa]

from the GRO and both deaths

[kiterunner]

By the way, I'm assuming you mean 1972 and 1973 but thought I'd better check if that's right?

[Asa]

Yes I am sorry:-)

[Margaret in Burton]

All the death certs I have from that era are typed.

[Asa]

Me too, Marg but these are both photocopied with my Dad's and uncle's signatures. I'm quite pleased really but I thought this was safeguarded.

[kiterunner]

I wonder whether the local register offices used photocopiers at that time?

[Tom Tom]

None of the certificates I have received from the GRO from this time period have signatures on them.

They are either typed, as Marg says, or are a handwritten copy by the registrar where they write the signature.

[kiterunner]

Me too, Marg but these are both photocopied with my Dad's and uncle's signatures. I'm quite pleased really but I thought this was safeguarded.

I didn't know it was a safeguard - I thought it was just that the GRO were just sent copied-out versions for their files because it was easier than getting people to sign everything multiple times.

[Asa]

I had it in my head that it was a security thing but I must have imagined it. They're from the same county but different ROs so I must just be lucky:-)

I've had some hand-written ones too, Tom.