Genealogy Chat

Also, if you dial the number & it is ringing but not being answered it could be that he is in the hospital & his wife is there most of the time with him. I think if you know the local hospital you can ring them & ask if Mr so-and-so is a patient there. I think I did it when I was visiting a friend & I rang up for the purpose of checking if he was still in there so I didn't turn up & find he had gone back home.

If it is a landline number, you could try putting the number into a Google search.
This would tell you the town and might help to find an address to write to.

Gwyn

Thanks all for your responses - didn't have an address unfortunately, am going to search I announce and if no luck I will try the GRO. Many thanks, Karen.

Do you have an address? You could check it out on

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/

under 'sold prices' if it was his own home in case he has moved, or write to the neighbours to see if they can tell you how he is/what happened.

You could also ring GRO and see if they will search the index for him, and issue a certificate which you will have to pay for. Someone else on here has tried this, although they said there was a time lapse before a name appears on the index - something like 9-12 months?

Viewing full copies of the indexes

You cannot buy copies of the indexes, but complete sets are available to view at:

•Birmingham Central Library
•Bridgend Reference and Information Library
•City of Westminster Archives Centre
•Manchester City Library
•Newcastle City Library
•Plymouth Central Library
•The British Library*
These locations get regular updates for you to view in person. This is expected to continue until free, online access can be provided. Opening hours for each centre varies and you are advised to check individual opening times before making travel arrangements.

* Please be aware that customers at the British Library will need to undertake a pre-registration process. Two forms of identification showing a signature and proof of address will be needed to gain entry into this location.

The indexes held in the seven sites listed above include:

•'Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1837 to 2009'
•'Overseas Index: Births, Deaths and Marriages from 1761 to 2009'
•'Civil Partnerships from 2005 to 2010'
•'Adoptions from 1927 to 2010'
•provisional indexes for 'Births and Deaths from January 2010 to June 2011'


From http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Registeringlifeevents/Familyhistoryandresearch/DG_175464

Roy

You haven't given any place names but if in the U.K. you could try this site to see if there is a death notice?

http://www.iannounce.co.uk/

Hi, my husband had a little contact with his grandfathers cousin, who we made contact with through Barnardos after researching family history. We had several telephone calls (both ways) with him and his wife, then they told us the doctor had diagnosed him with cancer. Since then, we have had no response from the number we had and although I assuming this means he has passed away, I could be jumping to completely the wrong conclucion!! Does anyone know how I can find out about more recent deaths - possibly 2010, 2011? (I have googled his name, but no luck!).

Thanks, Karen x