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Hi guys sorry f this is in the wrong place but has anyone come across a similar situation? My uncle died as a baby and on his death cert it has the number 4 over son - daughter was originally crossed out and replaced with son - I'm wondering if the number was just a doodle or a note that this was the fourth son as there's no records of any before hm and his mom was only twenty at the time, best.

I don't know for sure, but it's likely to be related to the gender, possibly a reference number used to specify the kind of correction being made - it won't have anything to do with other children, that's pretty certain.

Thanks man, was worried I'd have to fork over another forty quid on maybes, best

Thanks Joan, I've bought d dozens of certs but had never come across this before. When clueless I always go to the experts:)

I'm pretty sure it refers to the correction. I would ask the GRO or the local registrar who now holds the original registration about it.

Yes it will be the cross reference to the addendum done

There has to be a paper trail for corrections in the register office . The document raised for the correction would be numbered at the time the error was informed and the info having been verified . This would be after the original certificate had been issued .

Anyone in the registry office if later someone queried , could see the cross ref number and then go the files to see the original correction

:-)

Thanks for the info guys

Why are you paying £40? English & Welsh Certs cost £9.25 from the GRO.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

I meant risking forty quid n four more certs with her surname around that time x

This is from the GRO website, and confirms what Shirley said.

Correct a death registration

1. What corrections can be made

You can’t change a death certificate once it’s been issued, but you can apply to get a note added to the original entry in the death register.

You can then get an updated certificate issued that shows this note.

Corrections to a death registration can only be made when the information is wrong (eg a mistake in spelling a person’s name).


What the correction looks like

The original information will always be shown in the death register. After the correction has been authorised, a note will be added to the margin of the register. This will explain what the correct information is and when the correction was made.

If you apply for a new death certificate, the note containing the correct information will be in the margin.