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How do I look for deaths?

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SRW

SRW Report 10 Feb 2007 20:13

I haven't had much luck looking for deaths of ancestors. Does anyone have any tips on how to go about searching? I have been looking from the date the person last appeared on a census, but with common names and having no idea where he/she could have died, I'm a bit stumped. Any suggestions will be most welcome.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 10 Feb 2007 20:22

The only way is to search the Complete death index (not the FreeBMD index) and look at the images for every qtr, year by year. Kath. x

SRW

SRW Report 10 Feb 2007 20:29

Thanks Kathleen. I have over 15 possibles so far - James would have been 74 so I hope he didn't live to 100! I'll just have to hope he died in the same area as he lived and send for the certificate.

Heather

Heather Report 10 Feb 2007 21:04

Sandy give us the details and when you last see him.

SRW

SRW Report 10 Feb 2007 21:21

Heather I have 5 generations of James Wards. The last one I can trace is on the 1861 census. James Ward was born in 1805 in Derby and lived in Birmingham with his wife Ann and 4 children - Albert Thomas, Frances Louisa, Henry Arthur and James. I think his wifes maiden name was Smith, but haven't checked it yet. She appears on rtge 1871 bcwnsus as a visitor - think she was visiting her relatives. Sandy

SRW

SRW Report 10 Feb 2007 21:22

Heather I have 5 generations of James Wards. The last one I can trace is on the 1861 census. James Ward was born in 1805 in Derby and lived in Birmingham with his wife Ann and 4 children - Albert Thomas, Frances Louisa, Henry Arthur and James. I think his wifes maiden name was Smith, but haven't checked it yet. She appears on the 1871 census as a visitor - think she was visiting her relatives. Sandy

Heather

Heather Report 10 Feb 2007 21:53

So on the 1871 is the wife shown as 'widow'? In which case the above death may be a good bet or have you already discounted that one?

SRW

SRW Report 11 Feb 2007 17:06

Thanks Giz. I've got as one of my possibles. Heather - she's on the 1871 as a visitor. Visiting relatives, I think.