Genealogy Chat

Just a word of warning - it comes from www.exploregenealogy.co.uk/DeathCertificateRecords.html

"One thing to be taken with a pinch of salt is the cause of death. All too often it's a euphemism for something else, and as you go back to Victorian times, diagnoses become notoriously inaccurate. Since 1874 a doctor's certificate has been a necessity for the issuance of a death certificate, and often accompanies it. Indeed, until that date, it wasn't even necessary to put a cause of death on the certificate! That said, between 1858 and 1874, a certificate should state whether the death had been certified or not by a doctor."

That being said, though, I have seen some quite detailed information on certificates.

Thank you, great idea. I will do.

ordering a death certificate is probably the best way to go. If it was an accident it may have appeared in the local newspapers so might be worth checking them too.

Hi,
Could anyone tell me how to go about finding out a cause of death? Would I need to order a death certificate? It's for Elizabeth Mary Allen, born 1909 - lived at Meeting House Lane, Peckham. She died in Jan - March 1929, and her death was registered in Camberwell. What's the best way to go about this?
Many thanks,
Kate.