i found a possible death cert for a relative, in 1887, but when i go to the 'apply online' page at irish GRO, it takes me too a new site, were it appears i can only order certs from 1921 onwards. how do i order a cert pre 1921?
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Is it Northern or Southern Ireland you are referring to? I have ordered pre 1921 online before.
For NI you can also order by telephone or there is a form to download and maybe you could fax it?
Not sure for Eire.
MargaretLast edited by margaretmarch; 16-12-11, 11:42.
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I have looked around the NI site and see they do have a fax for applications http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/gro41_death_cert_app.pdf
Margaret
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I just ordered a death cert for 1891 in Lisburn Co Antrim and whilst the form is not easy to complete I was able to do it here http://www.nidirect.gov.uk/index/do-...ertificate.htm
The worst is you have enter 'unknown' in some of the fields such as 'spouse name' and 'street address'. I put the name of the registration district and county in the other address fields and that seemed to work. I'm not sure the cert I have ordered is for one of mine but thought I'd have a look.
Margaret
First link did not workLast edited by margaretmarch; 18-12-11, 09:11.
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Hi. Here's how to get certificates from the Irish GRO in Roscommon. If you don't already have the reference for the cert you require, go on to the familysearch site mentioned earlier in the thread & search for it. The details you need are the year (and quarter e.g. Oct-Dec, after 1878), registration district, volume and page number. Any other details for the record on the familysearch site aren't relevant for the GRO. Request a photocopy of the entry, you don't need a certified copy of the entry for family history.
If you have the reference as above, the cost is 4 euro, if not the cost is 6 euro to cover the cost of a search. Then you can either download the form from the Irish GRO website and fill in these details, leaving most of the form blank, or just write them out, clearly, on a sheet of paper. You can pay by credit card if you include the details in your letter, or a cheque (though I don't know if they accept sterling cheques). The GRO website is not geared to people researching their family history, but there's no problem getting the cert(s) you need. I have found that they usually send the certs out within 2 weeks. Happy hunting! dublincat
ps. I should mention you can get certs for all of Ireland from the GRO in Roscommon before 1922. From 1922 onwards just for the Republic of Ireland.
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thank you margaret, i just ordered the cert from the link you posted. i would very much like to know if the GRO site for 1922+ tells you to order from the GRO in roscommon.
thank you dublincat, i will keep that tip in mind, i may need to chase the informant on this death to see if i can get anywhere!
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Originally posted by dublincat View PostHi. Here's how to get certificates from the Irish GRO in Roscommon. If you don't already have the reference for the cert you require, go on to the familysearch site mentioned earlier in the thread & search for it. The details you need are the year (and quarter e.g. Oct-Dec, after 1878), registration district, volume and page number. Any other details for the record on the familysearch site aren't relevant for the GRO. Request a photocopy of the entry, you don't need a certified copy of the entry for family history.
If you have the reference as above, the cost is 4 euro, if not the cost is 6 euro to cover the cost of a search. Then you can either download the form from the Irish GRO website and fill in these details, leaving most of the form blank, or just write them out, clearly, on a sheet of paper. You can pay by credit card if you include the details in your letter, or a cheque (though I don't know if they accept sterling cheques). The GRO website is not geared to people researching their family history, but there's no problem getting the cert(s) you need. I have found that they usually send the certs out within 2 weeks. Happy hunting! dublincat
ps. I should mention you can get certs for all of Ireland from the GRO in Roscommon before 1922. From 1922 onwards just for the Republic of Ireland.
Margaret
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