Genealogy Chat

Yesterday online I ordered the death certificate for my grandmother. It only required the actual year of death which was 1970.

I believe that sometimes cemeteries stop taking 'new' people but if you have a family grave you can still continue to use it Chris

You definately don't need the exact date of death, I ordered my grandfather's without the exact date and he died in 1980. Sam x

Isn't this something to do with the 50 year rule? To order a death cert you have to give the exact date of death, if it occurred in the last 50 years. Correct me if I'm wrong, someone! OC

I think I might try that, Nana. When my mum and I were looking up her father's grave in Retford, we rang the cemetery while we were there and they found the grave straight away and even gave us directions to it. I know at least one cemetery can be ruled out - Welford Road stopped taking people (if you get me) in the 1930s, I think - so I've got a bit of a starting point. My mum thinks the great-aunty may have been cremated.

Hi Kate If you have the GRO Ref No. why not just order the cert online. The number for the local registry office will be different. If you go to the cemetery where you think she is buried the office there should give you the info you need. The Carlisle ( where I live ) cemetery office staff go out of their way to help and will even take you to the grave in question if need be. The site for online ordering is www.gro.gov.uk Nana

She died September qtr 1971 - I've got the GRO reference from Ancestry but I don't know if I can use that on this form. I'm also trying to work out where she might be buried - I believe Gilroes cemetery is a possibility - but I know Leicester City Council charge about £25 for a burial/grave search.

Kate it might be easier to order the certificate online from the GRO, when did she die? Georgina.

I don't no the answer but why don't you order the cert from the GRO you can order online and they only want the basic info. Roy

Hi Kate. Could you give us your gt aunts name and when she died and we might be able to find the death reference for you, then you can send away for it online for £7. Nana

I've downloaded a form from Leicester County Council that I was hoping to use to get hold of my great-aunt's death certificate. Does anyone know, can you fill these types of forms in without all the information? For instance, one part says you have to give the place where the deceased died and I don't actually know - hence why I'm after the certificate. I'm in Leicester so I thought it might be easier to just fill the form in and take it to the register office but now I'm not sure if I can.