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info on a death cert help...

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Alison

Alison Report 26 Aug 2008 12:16

hi, i have today recieved a death cert and was hoping to match up the birth dates from the birth cert i already have...but they are different...2 days out...if the person registering the death didnt know the exact date could they give one slightly out ??
thanks,
alison

Sam

Sam Report 26 Aug 2008 12:40

Yes, it was quite common for dates of birth on a death certificate to be wrong, sometimes by years!

Sam x

Alison

Alison Report 26 Aug 2008 12:48

hi...even from 1986???....

Alison

Alison Report 26 Aug 2008 12:55

ok, thanks very much for that!
alison