Charlbury

[Geoffers]

Re. birth certificates, I've checked FreeBMD trying to find birth information for my father (Cyril Francis)and any of his siblings (brothers, John + William/Bill, and sister, Muriel) and the information is not available.
Your advice would be very welcome.

Freebmd is not complete, there are few records for the 20th century on the site - the full General Register Officer (GRO) index is available on several pay-per-view sites.

Assuming your dad has died and so you cannot ask him - approximately when was he born? (an estimate may be made from the GRO death indedx, or from his death certificate, or from his marriage certifiacte).

The GRO index can also be viewed on fiches in many County Record Offices.

Geoffers