getting bmd certificates

kirsty1st · Post by **kirsty1st** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:43 pm

hi

can anyone tell me the best way to get copies birth and death certificates.
my grandfather on my dads side was born and died in glasgow and i would love to get a copy of the certificates as i don't know anything about my dads side of the family.
a website to order would be great.

kirsty.x

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:51 pm

Hi Lirsty,

Welcome to TalkingScot. The place to go is here:

http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

You will be able to search for your grandfather if you know an approximate year of birth and will be able to order the certificate. If he was born before 1907 you will be able to purchase the certificate online.

The website is a pay per view, but very reasonable compared to some others.

Nina

kirsty1st · Post by **kirsty1st** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:57 pm

hi nina
thanks for replying

My grandfather was born in 1924 and died in 1973 i only discovered this yesterday and it was on the scotlandspeople webisite.

the thing is i didn't want to order these incase they where just the extracts i was really wanting the proper certificates.

i don't have anyone in my dads side to ask as he passed away in 2005 and although he has 4 other siblings none of them will discuss there parents or anything else so its been a long struggle to find anything.

thanks again

from kirsty.x

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:01 pm

Hi Kirsty,

I recently purchased my own grandfather's certificate thanks to someone here, and it is the full death certificate. No problem there!

Nina

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:02 pm

Hi Kirsty

With the new modern indexes on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk not only can you search for births and death up to 2006 you can place an order for an extract by simply clicking the link found next to your indexed record. The fee is the same if you ordered direct from GROS. As Nina has advised you....if the birth occured before 1907 you can purchase a view of the digital image and download it to your computer immediately. All newer births though have to be ordered.

Best wishes
Jean

kirsty1st · Post by **kirsty1st** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:03 pm

thats great thanks for letting me know i didn't want to waste £10 only to get the extract and not the certificate.

kirsty.x

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:06 pm

You're very welcome. I had the same concern and it was people here at this site who put my mind at rest, so it is nice to be able to do the same for someone else!

kirsty1st · Post by **kirsty1st** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:11 pm

now which one to get first what one would give me more info?

kirsty.x

ninatoo · Post by **ninatoo** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:16 pm

The birth registration should give you the parent's names, date of their marriage, father's occupation and address. I'd go for that. You may find you can get further back to the censuses with that information!

Nina

kirsty1st · Post by **kirsty1st** » Mon Jan 28, 2008 1:23 pm

i thought that i'll go for that one first.
fingers crossed.
i'm really excited hope it arrives quickly.

thanks again

kirsty.x