From: acornish@imm.cnrs.fr   
      
   On 2019-04-19 10:30:04 +0000, Peter said:   
      
   > I am attempting to research my grand-father's family of wife and seven   
   > children, all of whom are dead.   
   > I  am a newcome to family research.   
   >   
   > The cost of proving date of birth is that of £11 for a birth   
   > certificate.   
   > Is there any way of reducing or avoiding this fee?   
      
   The way it worked with my maternal grandmother probably wouldn't work   
   for you, but here it is, anyway. I knew she was born in County Derry,   
   but I didn't have the exact place or date. (My mother didn't get on   
   with her mother, and knew next to nothing about her origins.) I applied   
   to the proper authorities for a birth certificate, but there was some   
   delay (for reasons I don't remember) in getting their reply to me   
   telling me how much to pay, and by that time the short deadline for   
   paying had expired. However, the reply already told me what I wanted to   
   know, so I decided I could live without a certificate.   
      
      
      
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