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Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 12 Send Message	Lorna	Report	28 Oct 2009 21:35
	Hi, Gigi,Von and Shirley. Thank you all for your help. GG Uncle Peter moved to Monpellier with his sister Mary who kept house for him.My Grandmother lost touch with them and when she tried to find information in 1969 she had no joy at all.I will try all that you have suggested. Many thank's Lorna
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	28 Oct 2009 16:41
	His death may have been registered at the British Consulate, you could try Consular records on Find My Past
	Researching: Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 1,943 Send Message	Gigi	Report	28 Oct 2009 16:35
	Hi, You would need to know where he died in order to apply for his "acte de dece" from the local Mairie (town hall). In France there is a strict 100 year rule so you have to prove your relationship with your gg uncle in order to obtain his death cert. Gillian
Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 12 Send Message	Lorna	Report	28 Oct 2009 13:05
	My gg uncle moved to France around 1953. He was born c 1879. We believe he died there . How would I find this information? any help much appricated. Lorna