Thread: Free BMD record submission

kptz · 05-07-2008, 06:21 PM

Question: I just entered 2 records - 1 birth and 1 death - for my GM. When I tried to enter the marriage record (I tried 3x), it failed. The response was Error all in red letters. I don't know what the error is. I have the marriage certificate from the GRO.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

Another question: I have marriage cerficate for the groom's father. However there are several errors - do I enter as written on the certificate and put the corrections under Additional Information? The residence and the groom's father's name and occupation are incorrect. I know this because I have my GF(his son) birth cert.

Starlight · 05-07-2008, 06:40 PM

Hi kptz,

I have just put one in without any trouble. Maybe it was just a gliche. I would try it again now.
If it is an error with your submission, it will actually tell you what fields you need to complete.

kptz · 05-07-2008, 06:50 PM

This is the message I received (I just tried again)

Sorry. There was an error. Please Try Again.

Should I just try to input only the information in the red boxes and then edit the record with the information on the certificate itself?

thx

Starlight · 05-07-2008, 06:59 PM

Hi kptz,

You could try deleting cookies.

I didn't see your second question

. Add the information as seen on the certificate and add any corrections in the note box.

Have you done a search to check that it hasn't gone in ?

kptz · 05-07-2008, 07:09 PM

I tried all your suggestions, but still didn't work. So....I entered just the information requested in the red boxes and the record was accepted by the system. Now I will attempt to edit the record I submitted with the information on the certificate and see how far I get.

thx for your help Starlight

Chris · 05-07-2008, 07:13 PM

Ive been working on their all day with no problems , i wonder if we maybe added at same time

as nothing has gone wrong if it keep happening will ask Jon.

Starlight · 05-07-2008, 07:27 PM

Hi Chris,

That is probably the reason. It sometimes happens on the other boards when two post at once.

kptz · 05-07-2008, 07:31 PM

I just edited the record a little at a time - and it went through. However, I did get an error message when I was putting in the name of the witnesses.

The last name of the witnesses is O'Farrell. If I use the apostrophe between the O and the F I get a syntax error message and the system won't accept the information. If I leave out the apsotrophe, then the system will accept the information.

That leaves a slight problem in that the information is not exactly as it is on the marriage certificate.

thx for the help - maybe Jon has a suggestion as to how to get in the apostrophe.

Chris · 05-07-2008, 07:54 PM

Hi we know about this just put---example O Hara ,O Keefe

no apostrophe

kptz · 05-07-2008, 07:57 PM

Thanks, Chris.

05-07-2008, 06:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
kptz AA SUPPORTER Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,577 Total Awards: 4	Free BMD record submission help Question: I just entered 2 records - 1 birth and 1 death - for my GM. When I tried to enter the marriage record (I tried 3x), it failed. The response was Error all in red letters. I don't know what the error is. I have the marriage certificate from the GRO. Any help is greatly appreciated! Another question: I have marriage cerficate for the groom's father. However there are several errors - do I enter as written on the certificate and put the corrections under Additional Information? The residence and the groom's father's name and occupation are incorrect. I know this because I have my GF(his son) birth cert. Last edited by kptz; 05-07-2008 at 06:43 PM.
	kptz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BAILEY MOORE WALSH TIGHE CARROLL Ireland and England

05-07-2008, 06:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Starlight Ancestry Aid Manager Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Essex Posts: 15,918 Total Awards: 8	Re: Free BMD record submission Hi kptz, I have just put one in without any trouble. Maybe it was just a gliche. I would try it again now. If it is an error with your submission, it will actually tell you what fields you need to complete.
	Starlight Ancestry Aid Manager Hampshire:- Barks, Bartholomew, Carpenter, Cousens, Cousins, Dumper, Gallagher, Goodchild, Glasspool, Hoskins, Light, Mason, Monday, Mundy, Pearce, Pitt, Shepherd, Spreadbury, Staniford, Terrill, Thornton, Warne, Webb, Woodford & many more. Top Tip: Use the forum search engine

05-07-2008, 06:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
kptz AA SUPPORTER Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,577 Total Awards: 4	Re: Free BMD record submission This is the message I received (I just tried again) Sorry. There was an error. Please Try Again. Should I just try to input only the information in the red boxes and then edit the record with the information on the certificate itself? thx
	kptz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BAILEY MOORE WALSH TIGHE CARROLL Ireland and England

05-07-2008, 06:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Starlight Ancestry Aid Manager Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Essex Posts: 15,918 Total Awards: 8	Re: Free BMD record submission Hi kptz, You could try deleting cookies. I didn't see your second question. Add the information as seen on the certificate and add any corrections in the note box. Have you done a search to check that it hasn't gone in ?
	Starlight Ancestry Aid Manager Hampshire:- Barks, Bartholomew, Carpenter, Cousens, Cousins, Dumper, Gallagher, Goodchild, Glasspool, Hoskins, Light, Mason, Monday, Mundy, Pearce, Pitt, Shepherd, Spreadbury, Staniford, Terrill, Thornton, Warne, Webb, Woodford & many more. Top Tip: Use the forum search engine

05-07-2008, 07:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
kptz AA SUPPORTER Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,577 Total Awards: 4	Re: Free BMD record submission I tried all your suggestions, but still didn't work. So....I entered just the information requested in the red boxes and the record was accepted by the system. Now I will attempt to edit the record I submitted with the information on the certificate and see how far I get. thx for your help Starlight
	kptz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BAILEY MOORE WALSH TIGHE CARROLL Ireland and England

05-07-2008, 07:13 PM	#6 (permalink)
Chris Ancestry Aid Owner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK - England Posts: 5,460	Re: Free BMD record submission Ive been working on their all day with no problems , i wonder if we maybe added at same time as nothing has gone wrong if it keep happening will ask Jon.
	Chris Ancestry Aid Owner

05-07-2008, 07:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
Starlight Ancestry Aid Manager Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: South Essex Posts: 15,918 Total Awards: 8	Re: Free BMD record submission Hi Chris, That is probably the reason. It sometimes happens on the other boards when two post at once.
	Starlight Ancestry Aid Manager Hampshire:- Barks, Bartholomew, Carpenter, Cousens, Cousins, Dumper, Gallagher, Goodchild, Glasspool, Hoskins, Light, Mason, Monday, Mundy, Pearce, Pitt, Shepherd, Spreadbury, Staniford, Terrill, Thornton, Warne, Webb, Woodford & many more. Top Tip: Use the forum search engine

05-07-2008, 07:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
kptz AA SUPPORTER Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,577 Total Awards: 4	Re: Free BMD record submission I just edited the record a little at a time - and it went through. However, I did get an error message when I was putting in the name of the witnesses. The last name of the witnesses is O'Farrell. If I use the apostrophe between the O and the F I get a syntax error message and the system won't accept the information. If I leave out the apsotrophe, then the system will accept the information. That leaves a slight problem in that the information is not exactly as it is on the marriage certificate. thx for the help - maybe Jon has a suggestion as to how to get in the apostrophe.
	kptz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BAILEY MOORE WALSH TIGHE CARROLL Ireland and England

05-07-2008, 07:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
Chris Ancestry Aid Owner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK - England Posts: 5,460	Re: Free BMD record submission Hi we know about this just put---example O Hara ,O Keefe no apostrophe
	Chris Ancestry Aid Owner

05-07-2008, 07:57 PM	#10 (permalink)
kptz AA SUPPORTER Join Date: May 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,577 Total Awards: 4	Re: Free BMD record submission Thanks, Chris.
	kptz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ BAILEY MOORE WALSH TIGHE CARROLL Ireland and England