About that Irish death cert I want.......

[HarrysMum]

The GRO Ireland mob only have death certs from 1924 onwards....???

I'm after one from the 1890s.

Any ideas? Thanks.

[WendyPusey]

I got two death certificates from there a couple of months ago for 1891 and 1912.

[HarrysMum]

Wendy......did you fill out a special form. The T&Cs say deaths only from 1924 on.

[kiterunner]

Agh! Their site says you can order certs for "Marriage's" and "Civil Partnership's"!

But all I can see about post-1924 deaths is that you will get a "new style certificate". So I suppose you will get an old-style cert for a pre-1924 death.

[HarrysMum]

OK.......thatnks. Will just try and pretend I saw nothing...lol

[kiterunner]

You are ordering it from the GRO site, not the HSE, aren't you?

[WendyPusey]

I asked for photocopies. They were cheaper.

[HarrysMum]

My siste is ordering it from the GRO site Merry posted on my other thread.

Sis has tried umpteen ways now and there is a drop down menu for the death certs and it only goes back to 1924. I think there must be another site...............although it does say you can get the photocopies.....just nothing prior to 1924.

[WendyPusey]

I downloaded a form from that site, filled in the details and then posted it. Got the certificates back 2 weeks later.

[HarrysMum]

Wendy...I'm going back over there to have yet another look...I've got to be doing something really dumb....lol

[HarrysMum]

I think I figured it out. Sis is trying to order it online. That might make a difference.

Thanks Wendy...

[Kit]

....just nothing prior to 1924.

Very unusual, it's usually the other way round and they wont give us current info.

[HarrysMum]

True Toni......I didn't look at how late they go. I wish NSW had births for the 1920s....so many questions might be answered.....or not...lol

[Kit]

I know Libby. Do you want the beginning or end of the 1920's?

[HarrysMum]

Both......lol

1923 for my aunt and 1928/9 for my mum.

[Kit]

When I was 13 we moved house. The lady behind us worked for NSW BDM and was quite high up. If only I'd know and been interested in family history then. I could have gone in with her and I believe that in those days anyone could go and look at the registers.

[HarrysMum]

Toni...it's just as well I live the other end of the sate to the BDM office. I'd probably be in jail...lol

I've been trying to find if mum's birth was registered for years now...

[Kit]

Do you have suspected names and dates? I know we have discussed this before but have you written a letter explaining the entire situation to see if they would search for you?