No birth record

[mother hen]

Can anyone give me a bit of advice.

I found my nan's baby ,got the volumn and page number from FreeBMD and Ancestry but when i sent for a birth and death record they refunded my money as the name did not appear with the information i gave them.

Apart from visiting the records office do you know how i might get the correct information .

Thanks

Pam

[Jan1954]

Hello Pam,

Did you order the certificate with the name as it appears EXACTLY in the records?

Did you double-check by clicking on the view the register entry on FreeBMD?

Please provide the details that you gave the GRO (Name, year, reference etc) so that we can have a look and see what we can advise.

[mother hen]

Hi ,
This is as i put it in.
Birth of Edna D Blake 1924 Willesden vol 3a page 433 jul-sep Mothers name Harman.

Death of Edna D Blake 1925 Willesden vol 3a page 194 jul-sep.

I'm not certain if this was the baby my nan had that died but everything ties in ,so wanted to check.

Hope you can help.

Pam

[Mutley]

Well both birth and death are very obvious on Free BMD so I cannot imagine why they could not find them.


I would ring them and ask. Sometimes a voice at the end of telephone can be good, sometimes!!!

[Ladkyis]

Take the mother's name out of the application and see what that brings. The index could so easily be wrong.

[mother hen]

Thank you for all your help i think i will try Brent Town Hall first then go from there.

I'l let you know how i get on.

Pam

[mother hen]

Hi all,
Well i'm not one to ignore the fact that i said i would let you know how i got on.

I sent again for the birth record and recieved it,i have now sent for the death record.

Not sure what happened maybe i did put the info in wrong i would'nt say i did'nt as i can make a mistake just like anyone.

Anyway thank you all for your help.

While i'm here does anyone know what occupation a Callenderer is .i have looked on several records for this person and the all mostly say the same .

Thanks Pam

[Mutley]

Hi all,
Well i'm not one to ignore the fact that i said i would let you know how i got on.

I sent again for the birth record and recieved it,i have now sent for the death record.

Not sure what happened maybe i did put the info in wrong i would'nt say i did'nt as i can make a mistake just like anyone.

Anyway thank you all for your help.

While i'm here does anyone know what occupation a Callenderer is .i have looked on several records for this person and the all mostly say the same .

Thanks Pam

Glad you finally received it.

I believe a Calenderer operated a machine with two large rollers (calender) used to press and finish fabrics or paper

[mother hen]

Oh right thanks very much.