How much extra does it cost to order a birth certificate with no date?

Question

I know my grandfather had a brother, but cannot find a brith date, I know his birthplace and fathers full name.

can they still find it? and will there be an extra charge due to searching?

Answer 1

People like that chris really annoy me what a pointless answer

"i dont think so... ring them" clever boy!!

they wont be able to just find it with a click of a mouse but they will charge a fee, for doing a search. the fee last time I ordered was £15, this might of changed now as it was years ago.

Do you know the mothers full name?

Answer 2

Leanne was the person on the list of names and dates I emailed you shortly after you sent me the list, I found all the siblings you asked about. If you would like to email me again I will find the information for you again , I keep notes and I am sure I have the information somewhere.

I would love to help if I can.

Answer 3

They charge £15 per 15 minutes of searching.  I would try searching yourself.  Do you know when your Grandfather was born?  If it was before 1901, you might be able to find the family on the census records, which will give you the ages of the children and therefore you could work out the approximate year you are looking for.  If he was born later, then you could try searching a few years before and a few years after.  Most people have their children within two or three years of each other (though not always the case).  It would give you a place to start looking.  There is also a chance that the place your Grandfather was born, is the same as his brother.  Are there any living relatives which might have more information?

Answer 4

Some states don't charge extra for a search, others charge between $15-25 for the search on top of the cost of the certificate. You can usually get around the extra fee if you know which county the person was born in by going to the County Clerk instead of through the State's Dept of Health/Vital Statistics. They don't get as many requests, so they're less likely to impose a search fee. The other alternative is if you can find the brother in the 1930 census because it will give you +/- 1 year in your search and most states won't charge for a narrow search.

One last alternative is to search church records. A baptismal/christening record will give both the date of birth and the date of the sacrament. It's actually a legally binding document to establish birth, so it's a valuable (and free) alternative.

Answer 5

I don't think that they can do it. You can try ringing them up and speaking to them. Then they will be able to tell you!