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Just been trying to get copies of mine and tylers birth certificates for our passports (at last:D) ... rung them up thinking i could get them both on the same day... go to burnley to get mine then onto keighley to get ty's,nice little trip out and go visit some family.....NO!!! i have to get tylers from keighley (where he was born) and mine from....PRESTON! why??
what a complete faff!

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my mother in law had the same problem, is it something to do about the year u were born or where u were born? im not really sure but make sure u check before u go as my mother in law was given the wrong postcode and ended up on the other side of preston lol

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It's because Lancashire have centralised all their records. Probably not enough space at each register office and some of them have been closed anyway.

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sounds like alot of messing around to me

better keep mine and daniellas safe

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If you were registered in Blackburn then you will still be able to get copies from Blackburn. It's not part of Lancashire :D

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Forgot to mention you can also order online from Preston.

https://lccsecure.lancashire.gov.uk/...s/certificate/

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what makes me laugh about birth certificates is that ANYONE can go down to the register office and get ANYONES birth certificate, all you need is a bit of info about them..eg..who their parents are and their date of birth, its bloody mad if you ask me

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yep, i asked what id i would need and they said nothing all you need to know is when and where you were born, your birth name, your parents names at birth.....

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stupid isnt it

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hmmm....... how easy would it be to get a passport in someone elses name then?

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Very easy ema seeing that there have just been 3000 blank passports and visa stickers stollen in transit, They reckon they're worth £1700 on the black market, is out safe with this government:eek:

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It seemed it was quite easy for the dead 'Mr. Canoe' to obtain a passport, and to travel to the States, and to Panama.

So much for increased security measures.

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The Preston records office is on the docklands . There is no public transport that goes anywhere near the office.

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oh fantastic!i am gunna get soooooo lost!

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You may want to contact the registrar in both offices before going as in some places you need to give them up to 4 days notice to write them,

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So, if I wanted a copy of my birth certificate, I would have to contact Blackburn, 'cause I was born there in Blackburn Royal (a long long time ago).

It would be nice to have a copy to show to my friends, many of whom think I was spawned in hell. Of course, Blackburn is pretty close to that .....;)

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yeah, very close,its called burnley over here :D:D:D

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Where you came from is worse than Burnley :tongueout

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I was born at Burnley general :p

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Thought you could just get it from the registry office on Bow Lane near the train station, thats where you go to register the births they just print them off on the computer Mick got his from there. :confused:

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Blackburn office is now closed thats why you have to go to Preston:o

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There is still an office in Blackburn, it is round by King Georges Hall:)

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Where you were born, whether in Blackburn or Burnley, doesn't matter its where your birth was registered that counts,. Accrington births at one time were registered with the Haslingden office, they had a small office at the bottom of Avenue parade.
You don't have to actually go to the office for a copy it can be done by post. People from Australia, Canada and New Zealand doing Genealogy, order by post.
The last I heard the fee was £7-50., its all been centralised at Bow Lane, Preston.

Retlaw.

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Been doing some family research recently and wondered why the registration was shown as Haslingden for Accrington births and deaths. That answers that one then :D

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:eek: You can do that ! LOL :D :rolleyes:

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lol, ya tit, you know i can, i did it for you ;)

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Beware of the Flashy one ......she steals peoples identities!;)

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HAHAHAHAHA yeah my name really isnt Flashytart, i pinched it off someone else ;)

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Some of the more devious persons who wish to hide their true identity have been doing that for years. All you do is look in the age group you require, find a child that died very young, and apply for its birth cert, it used to be that easy. May be a bit more difficult today, but they can still dodge round it by claiming parents emigrated whilst a child, and they want to authenticate their Briish identity, no need for national insurance or nhs numbers you never had them.

Retlaw.

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Retlaw, she was joking, she knows you can do it, she was taking the mick outta me cos i got her kids birth certificates for her from the register office lol

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Thanks Flashy, she's now been crossed off my Xmas list, father Xmas won't be bringing her an orange.

Retlaw.
:p
:wave8:

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please read post six of this thread, and click on the link . Bow lane no longer do the birth certificates :)

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also have to find someone to sign the passport application for me..... Who can countersign my application? - Identity and Passport Service