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Death certificate info?

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Unknown

Unknown Report 23 May 2006 20:57

Is an 18 year old girl likely to have her father's name on the death certificate in the 1870s? Anyone got any experience of this?

Zoe

Zoe Report 23 May 2006 21:02

all the childhood deaths I have list them as 'son of .........' or 'daughter of .......' - but most of them have been a lot younger. i would imagine that as coming of age was still considered to be 21 they would still be seen as the child of their father

Merry

Merry Report 23 May 2006 21:09

I'd give it odds of quite a bit better than evens........ Merry

Unknown

Unknown Report 23 May 2006 21:27

Thanks both of you:)) I think cos it's a daughter it's got to be more likely. Fingers crossed:)

Right said Fred

Right said Fred Report 23 May 2006 21:34

I have one for an eighteen year old girl in 1917, and she has the daughter of bit on.

Unknown

Unknown Report 24 May 2006 07:44

Thanks Joy & Tom