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From: "Mark Feodoroff" <>
Subject: RE: GRO
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 1999 09:35:31 +1000
Hi All,
I got a Birth cert for my gmother last Monday (30/8). My request was
emailed around 12/6. According to my Mastercard statement I was billed on
23/8. 1 week mailing time is normal from England to Australia. This
suggests that the problem is not postal, but definitely GRO.
Cheers,
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Mark Feodoroff
Canberra, Australia
Researching: FEODOROFF (Ukraine), PERRY (UK), CRACK (UK), BRUNSDEN (UK)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Watkin [mailto:]
> Sent: Wednesday, 8 September 1999 7:01
> To:
> Subject: Re: GRO
>
>
> Hello
>
> I went to the Family Records Centre in London last week, and was told that
> certificates ordered there to be sent by post were taking 2 to 3 weeks.
> They should only take 4 days. I saw a notice to the effect IIRC
> that there
> were postal problems, suggesting a Royal Mail not a GRO problem. The
> comments on the list suggest that it is a GRO problem. I
> wondered if it was
> a ploy to get us to pay about 3 times as much and collect the certificates
> personally! Perhaps GRO staff have been seconded to deal with
> the passport
> backlog!!
>
> A query - anyone know what actually happens in Southport? Years ago the
> certificates I obtained were typed copies of the original. Recently
> certificates have been photocopies of the original. Are copies of the
> originals held at Southport - or are the requests sent from London or
> wherever to Southport, from Southport to the local registration
> office, and
> back to Southport before reaching us? There must be some scope for
> streamlining, surely?
>
> Happy hunting
>
> Susan
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <>
>
>
> >I called the GRO to order some certificates months ago and still havent
> >received them. Before I call again, does anyone know how long they are
> taking
> >now? I even supplied the record numbers! Yvonne Kelly
> >
> >
>
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