From: hayesstw@telkomsa.net   
      
   On Fri, 19 Apr 2019 11:30:04 +0100, pfjames2002@gmail.comm (Peter)   
   wrote:   
      
   >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 arithmetic with   
   >seven children is simple, but beyond my pocket.   
      
   It is worth getting a certificate for direct ancestors, but you can   
   try to find their siblings by other means.   
      
   The FreeBMD index allows you to search for births of people accurate   
   to within 3 months, and a rough indication of place. But it is better   
   to use this method when you are more experienced, especially if you   
   are dealing with common surnames. As you become more experieced, you   
   get a "feel" for things -- if children are born in different places,   
   for example, how close are they, or how likely is it that the family   
   moved there?   
      
   Try FamilySearch. It's free, and you may find that someone else has   
   been researching your family. But take all such information with   
   caution, and check it out for yourself.   
      
      
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