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From: "Sue Wilson-Roberts" <>
Subject: Re: [HV] certificate that doesn't exist!
Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 17:17:07 +1000
References: <001301c13530$08988480$14a00aca@mpx.com.au>


Dear Katya,
I have a similar one in my family for a NSW death certificate, that had a
number, but no information, and no certificate. It turned out the man in
question had died in New Guinea during his World War 1 service. The family
had required a death certificate to claim on an insurance policy, and the
Navy had provided a NSW certificate to the family for their purposes, as he
had signed up in NSW, but their was no actual record in the NSW indexes
other than his name, approximate age, and the reference number. We
eventually sorted it out by getting hold of his War service records which
explained what had happened.
Perhaps your entry is something similar. Someone who wanted a certificate to
prove something that had occurred elsewhere, and without any other record.
Regards
Sue

----- Original Message -----
From: Katuscia Cummings <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 8:53 PM
Subject: [HV] certificate that doesn't exist!


> I've struck an interesting problem. On the BDM indexes is a marriage for
James LAYBUTT and Anne STOWER in 1857. Unfortunately there's no actual index
number. I've tried the online indexes, the CD and the microfiche. They all
have 1857/0 or 1857/-
>
> Thinking it was a typing error on their part, I told the BDM who then
searched in every way they could and finally informed me that the
certificate simply doesn't exist. I don't know whether that means it never
got as far as the registry or was lost or destroyed at some stage. My
problem is that how do I confirm their marriage now?
>
> Thanks,
> Kayta
> Maitland, Australia
>
> ______________________________


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