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From: "Robin Griffiths" <>
Subject: RE: New to the list
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2003 20:58:09 +0200
In-Reply-To: <3FBBC0DD.60907@ix.netcom.com>

Hi All

I had a similar problem with a death in Inhambane, Mocambique, in 1907.
I tried all the obvious ways to get a death certificate then someone on
this list suggested trying the British records. Apparently if the
deceased was not a Mocambique citizen the death was often also recorded
with the relevant embassy or consulate. In my case the death was in the
Consular records in Britain. Within two weeks I had a certified copy of
the Death Certificate.

See below for a copy of two emails sent to me by the British
authorities.

Regards,

Robin Griffiths Tel(H):+27(0)31 5731729
38 Longwoods Drive Cell:072 4772704
Glenhills
Durban North, 4051
South Africa

Quote 1:

With reference to your mail ( copy below ) Consular registrations began
in
1888 for Mozambique. If you feel there was a registration made, youcan
make
an application, to this Office, in a number of ways.

Just to be aware, there must have been a British connection ( ie
parents )
for a registration to be carried out.

1. Making an application via e-mail, giving full xxxxxxxxx details (
Date,
Place, Names, ) and Access, Visa, Mastercard or Switch details.

2. Telephone the office direct on +44 (0)151 471 4801 with all details
as
mentioned above, with debit / credit card details.

3. Via post to this Office : Overseas Section, GRO, Trafalgar Road,
Birkdale, Southport, PR8 2HH. enclosing cheque (through English clearing
bank) or international money order made out to 'ONS' .

4. Visit the Family Records Centre in London at : Family Records
Centre,
1, Myddleton Street, London EC1R 1UW - tube, take the Northern line, get
off at the Angel, and follow the sign posts for the family Records
Centre
( it's approx. a 5 minute walk ) Cert fees are £ 7.00 from there as you
are
carrying out the searches for yourself.

Quote 2:

This is an automatic response that contains information about the
records
this office holds and the ways you can purchase birth, death and
marriage
certificates.

NO FURTHER ACTION WILL NOW BE TAKEN ON YOUR MAIL.

If you would like to send us further e-mails, to avoid receiving our
initial auto-response again,
please make sure you include the letters GQ , with a space on either
side,
in your subject line, and you will receive a personal response.

The records of this office relate mainly to births, deaths and marriages
registered in England and Wales since 1 July 1837. The records are not
linked so we are unable to compile family trees or pedigrees or trace
people. The only information that we can supply is in the form of
birth,
death and marriage certificates.

Our website contains general information about our services and can be
visited at http://www.statistics.gov.uk/registration.

If you would like us to do the search, you should complete the relevant
application form(s). You must, however, supply full particulars about
each
event as we do not undertake searches of an indefinite or protracted
nature.
For the fees quoted we do a three consecutive year search but need you
to
tell us which three years to look through. Please be as accurate as you
can, as no alterations or amendments are possible once an order has been
placed.

Please go to
http://www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/CertE_W/fees.asp
to access application forms and fees list.

If you wish to order by post please send your application to,

The General Register Office
PO Box 2
Southport
Merseyside
PR8 2JD
England

Payment for your order may be made by sterling cheque (made payable to
'ONS') or by quoting your credit/debit card details, including expiry
date
and issue number (if there is one). Alternatively you can fax your
order to
+44 (0)1704 550013 or telephone +44 (0)870 243 7788, quoting your credit
or debit
card details. Lines are open Monday to Friday 8 am to 8 pm and Saturday
9 am to 4 pm.

We do not currently have a secure site and do not encourage
customers to place orders via email.

If you would like to look at copies of our indexes yourself please tell
us
whereabouts in the world you are and we will be able to let you know if
there is a public body such as a library near you that has purchased our
microfiche indexes.

If you wish to order a certificate using our priority service, please
email
. Alternatively you can fax orders on
+44 (0)1704 568315 or telephone +44 (0)151 471 4572. If you are posting
a priority
order please mark the outside of the envelope 'PRIORITY' to ensure that
it is dealt with immediately. Due to the 48 hour turnaround priority
service
if you do not receive an acknowledgement please refrain from re-faxing,
re-emailing or telephoning to check on the status of your order as it
causes
duplication of work and can lead to delays.

All certificates are sent by first class post. However, if you live
overseas and would like your order to be delivered by "Swift Air", this
service costs £4.00 (4.00GBP). The "Swift Air" facility takes the
same
length of time as air mail but has a bar-coded tracking facility. If
you
would like us to send your order using "Swift Air" please let us know
when you place your order.

Providing you know full details and the area in which the event was
registered, it is often possible to make an application direct to the
local
register office. Certificates ordered in this way cost £7.00 (7.00GBP),
but the length of time they take
depends on the work load of the particular office. If you know the
district
concerned we can give you the telephone number and address of the
relevant local office.

Replies to this message must be addressed to


-----Original Message-----
From: Dave [mailto:]
Sent: 19 November 2003 09:14
To:
Subject: Re: New to the list


I am also new to this list and I too have some interest in finding out
how to obtain documents from Mozambique. Unfortunately I don't have any
idea of where to start (location-wise). I am trying to track a George
Mossop (my sister-in-law's great uncle) who was born in Durban, South
Africa in 1861 and who moved to Mozambique (parts unknown) about 1914
and he died there in 1938. I suppose that I could try to send for a
death certificate but I don't even know where to start in terms of town
or general area where he may have been at his death.
Maureen, if you find out anything please post your results so that we
can all learn.
Thank you,
Dave Murray
Kansas, USA

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