Are the archieves accessable from libraies in England or must one go to the actual government source ( I thinkit’s near Oxford)? Just wondering because Orly recently visited London.
I had visited St Catherines House in London over fifty times. They have moved it to more spacious accommodation since. There are large volumes in each section. Births, Marriages and Deaths. Divided into sub groups of lettering like A-H etc. A fee was about 11 dollars US for each certificate. One filled in a form and 48 hours later the reception desk area would have the certificate. Often the original entry was photo-copied, or for some reason, a modern day clerk had typed up the information.
I do not know about the libraries, but good old private enterprise has locked into that system. The archives themselves are on line. For those that want another source, I note there are various groups on- line.
Trouble is that it is for a fee. There is also a section for births as sea and births abroad for citizens of the United Kingdom. Well, old Barack Obama Sr, was a British citizen at birth in 1937. Kenya was then a republic in 1961. I have yet to identify his status in 1961. For the Kenyans, lost 4000 tribesmen, cut down by professional soldiers of the British Army, in the 1950's, Britain was toast eventually.
All of this is a veritable minefield, when and if, we know the true status of the president.