Oh flippin' Nora, I sent off last week for Maria Horrocks birth certificate and have waited in anticipation for it to arrive. Well, I came home from work today & the letter was there waiting for me:
Maria Horrocks
No Trace of Record
Dear Mrs H,
We have been unable to trace the relevent entry in the records of this office & can only suggest that you may care to make further application to the GRO at Southport.
So all I can think of is that I applied to the wrong Registrar's office. Nevermind, I will try again. Where there's a will there's a relative lol.
While I was at work this morning a lady came into reception and I asked, as I always do, if I could help her. What a surprise, it was my Auntie Joan, I didn't even recognise her lol. It's a few years since I saw her & I can't believe how like my grandma she is. Auntie Joan is my Dad's eldest sister and the black sheep of the family but I have always got on with her :O) She spends the most time with the Horrocks side of the family and a few years ago I drove her barmy keep asking her questions about all our relatives. Every time I see her though I give her an update on how much we've uncovered so I hope she'll be pleased. I will try again to see if I can get any photos but on that front it really does seem like getting blood out of a stone.
OK, just ordered Maria's birth certificate from the ONS in Southport. Luckily the cost is still the same £7.00. Just keeping everything crossed now that it belongs to our Maria!
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