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How can I tell if a death certificate belongs to m

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Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 8 Sep 2006 18:32

I am searching for the death of my great grandad CHARLES HENRY ATTWOOD born 1859 in Roydon Hamlet Essex. I have him on the 1901 census at Great Parndon Essex. On his son's wedding certificate in 1920 it says father deceased. I have looked through all the civil registration indexes 1901 - 1920 without success. However I found a Henry Attwood aged 49 who died in Edmonton in 1904. His son was born in Edmonton so there could be a connection! What information is on the death certificate that would help me identify him? His wife would not be the informant as she died in 1901. Sorry this is a bit long winded but I am beginning to pull my hair out and my brain seems to have gone into hibination. Regards Jackie

Caz Nr Heathrow

Caz Nr Heathrow Report 8 Sep 2006 18:51

A very good Web site which gives a column by column breakdown of what information is on each type of certificate is: http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/indexbd.htm Good luck Caz

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 8 Sep 2006 18:53

Thank you for that I will go and take a look Regards Jackie

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 8 Sep 2006 19:02

Just had a look at the site and put it in my favourites. It answers a lot of my queries. Thanks again Caz Regards Jackie

Caz Nr Heathrow

Caz Nr Heathrow Report 8 Sep 2006 19:12

Anytime Caz

Andrew

Andrew Report 8 Sep 2006 20:07

Unfortunately it's very difficult to be sure that you have a death certificate for the right person. The only real clues that you get in addition to what's in the index are the address where the death occurred, which is no real help if it was in hospital, and the name, description, and address of the informant. If you're lucky, though, the deceased left a will, and you'd be able to get a copy of it form the probate people.