It's the same for all certs: on the first page it says "Is the General Register Office Index known?" and you have to click for yes or no. If you don't, they'll charge you £10.
Was it a more recent birth certificate? I don't think you can get those with just a GRO index reference. I think its within the last 50 years? (but I'm probably wrong :o)
And this thread will alert others to the risk if they're about to apply!
My own mistake was to order on the basis of my copied-over notes - and not double-checking back to the source (or even the source-note). I ended up applying for the wrong quarter!
And just recently, I applied for a death cert transcription from NSW. I realised, only just in time to correct it (after the initial application!), that I'd applied using all the right refs - but using the maiden name instead of the married name!
Christine
Researching: BENNETT (Leics/Birmingham-ish) - incl. Leonard BENNETT in Detroit & Florida ; WARR/WOR, STRATFORD & GARDNER/GARNAR (Oxon); CHRISTMAS, RUSSELL, PAFOOT/PAFFORD (Hants); BIGWOOD, HAYLER/HAILOR (Sussex); LANCASTER (Beds, Berks, Wilts) - plus - COCKS (Spitalfields, Liverpool, Plymouth); RUSE/ROWSE, TREMEER, WADLIN(G)/WADLETON (Devonport, E Cornwall); GOULD (S Devon); CHAPMAN, HALL/HOLE, HORN (N Devon); BARRON, SCANTLEBURY (Mevagissey)...
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