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== Certificate Tutorial Guides ==
 
  
Certificates form an important part of genealogy research, without them it is difficult to prove relationships and dates with accuracy and there comes a time when you will need to order certificates to enable your research to continue.<br>
 
  
The following guides give information about certificates for events in England/Wales and also for events within Scotland.<br>
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England/Wales certificates cover the period from July 1st 1837 to the present day, in Scotland the first certificates were issued in 1855 and continue to the present day.<br>
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== Types of certificates ==
 
 
 
There are three types of "event" which result in a certificate being issued;<br>
 
 
 
 
 
'''Birth''' Certificates are issued when a birth is registered, <br>
 
 
 
 
 
'''Marriage''' Certificates are issued when a marriage takes place<br>
 
 
 
 
 
'''Death''' Certificates are issued when a death is registered<br>
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Visual guides and information relating to certificates ==
 
 
 
 
 
Separate sections guide you through birth, marriage and death certificates, with visual extracts and guides to the columns and entries found on certificates the guides can help to understabd how and why an entry may appear.<br>
 
 
 
'''Please remember'''<br>
 
The information recorded on a certificate is only as accurate as the information given by the informant. Age at marriage or death are examples of information that may not be what you expect, in some instances you have to accept that the information may not quite match with other documentation you have.<br>
 
 
 
There are also sections giving information about where and how you can order certificates along with some guidance into the process of ordering certificates from the numerous sources available.<br>
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/England_and_Wales_Certificates England and Wales Certificates]<br>
 
 
 
 
 
*[http://www.familytreeforum.com/wiki/index.php/Scottish_Certificates Scottish Certificates]
 

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