death certificates maiden/married name?

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Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 3 Send Message	Abi	Report	31 May 2011 13:02
Member Since: March 2005 Posts: 3 Send Message	Hi - if one is looking for a death certificate for a woman, would this be catalogued/recorded under their married or maiden name (on sites such as these?). thanks
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 49,504 Send Message	Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it	Report	31 May 2011 13:11
	A death is registered in the current surname of the deceased . If someone was known as a different name then that would be the name they were reg in ie if someone was living with a partner and were known by that name even if they werent married. It would depend though what the informant gave as info. Later death certs for woman do state their maiden name as well but you would need the cert to see it.
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Member Since: September 2005 Posts: 2,673 Send Message	tempest	Report	31 May 2011 14:55
	depends where In Scotland, deaths certs for women are indexed separately under both the maiden and married surnames (and any other surnames if married more than once). Provided the informant knew all her names. on scotlandspeople you can enter both/ any of the surnames on the death search form to refine your search, or just the one you know.
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