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Death cert has anyone come across this before? upd

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Donnieinherts

Donnieinherts Report 16 Oct 2006 16:16

I have a death certificate for someone (1970s) and it does not state what the person died of. Is this normal? It is not a certificate that I have sent for but one that the family holds from back then. Have looked at the cert again I think with all the advice you have all kindly given, it is probably safe to say it isn't a death cert of such. It actually says Certificate of registration of death on it! Think I will go and order a death cert for this person. Thanks Donna

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 16 Oct 2006 16:20

sounds very unusual. dearth certs have a box for cause of death. do you perhaps have the short version not the full version, cos that would explain it

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Donnieinherts

Donnieinherts Report 16 Oct 2006 16:50

Ah you could be right Shirley having not seen a death cert before I had no idea. Abit like birth certs then long or short. Guess I shall have to send for a more detailed one . Thanks for the help.

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 16 Oct 2006 18:01

Maybe it was not a death certificate as we know it. I know of a case just last month where next of kin were given( by coroner's office) a certificate to allow a funeral to go ahead although post mortem tests were still not finished and cause of death not yet known. This was not a proper death certificate. Gwyn

Chris in Sussex

Chris in Sussex Report 16 Oct 2006 18:10

As far as I am aware....And I have just checked the GRO site to make sure....Not trusting this ageing memory :)) The only short certificates available are for a birth and short (abbreviated) certificate of adoption. http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/deaths/obtainingdeathcertificates/certificatefees.asp Chris

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Unknown

Unknown Report 16 Oct 2006 18:22

When someone dies, the doctor will provide a certificate of death, which just says the person is dead. Is this what you have? A proper death cert should have all the details of when, where and cause of death. nell

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 16 Oct 2006 18:28

Nell Doesn't that medical certificate give the cause of death though? When I registered Mum's death last February, I first had to collect 'the Green Form' ( medical cert. of death) and from this the registrar copied the cause of death. Gwyn

Maureen

Maureen Report 17 Oct 2006 00:08

Hiya Donna, My nephew died in a car crash recently and the coroner issued a certificate to confirm that he had died so that the funeral could go ahead. His death certificate won't be given until after the inquest, which could take many months.