Kate has just mentioned the difficulty in obtaining certificates of late - I
have been having this trouble, so I have had to resort to a professional body
who specialises in obtaining certificates etc.
It appears that when sending to the Registry offices, they keep on sending
you elsewhere to different destinations - so if you can obtain the St
Catherine's Reference number send to a professional which costs £8 or they
will do a five year search for £9.50 - they also accept credit cards - who I
use is:
Mike Portlock
Back to Roots
Family History Service
16 Arrowsmith Drive
Stonehouse
Glos
GL10 2QR
email : mike(a)backtoroots.co.uk
web page:
www.backtoroots.co.uk
You can always send an e-mail first and see what he can do for you, I have
used him in the past, and with Genealogy growing so fast, the Registry
offices are reluctant to keep on searching especially when they do not have
the information on their computer.
Hope this helps --- Pauline