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From: "Paul Gaskell" <>
Subject: Re: (WHAT AN I DOING WRONG)Charlton lost certificate Help
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 08:20:07 +0100
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Karen


> I have a Charles F Charlton 42 born Waltham st Lawrence
> on the 1881 census
> 53 in 1891
>
> his marriage certificate in march 1862 just Charles Charlton father
> William Charlton
>
> on his sons marriage certificate he's down as Frederic Charles Charlton!
> on his sons birth certificate he's Charles Frederic Charlton
>
> I have tried ordering a birth certificate for Frederic Charles and Charles
> Fredric
> born Berkshire but with no results
>
> what am I doing wrong?
> can anyone suggest anything else I can try?


Karen

It's quite possible that you are doing nothing wrong, as the GRO indexes are
littered with errors and omissions, particularly in the early years.
However, to maximise your chances of success, could I suggest that you :-

1. broaden your search of the indexes to take account of possible spelling
variations - have you checked under CHORLTON ? What about CARLTON ?

2. attempt to get access to the index of whatever local registrar deals with
or dealt with Waltham St Lawrence. There are tales of books of records going
missing in transit between the local registrar and the GRO. The entry might
be in the local index but not the GRO index !

Best of luck.

Paul Gaskell
Publicity Officer
Oxfordshire Family History Society
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