Genealogy Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Quick Search

Single word search

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

expert advice

ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Belle56

Belle56 Report 12 Sep 2003 08:42

worked backwards. found her.

Belle56

Belle56 Report 12 Sep 2003 07:26

you were right gwynne, my nan did lie about her age,she even altered my grandads death certificate, which would have made her 4 years older than him instead of 1 year older as everybody thought.

Guinevere

Guinevere Report 12 Sep 2003 07:03

Hi, The information is given by the person registering the death and if that person is mistaken or has been misinformed then wrong information will be registered. If the deceased married someone younger she may have lied about her age and kept up the lie. Or she may have lied at her marriage and claimed to have been over 21 and carried on this lie. Gwynne

Belle56

Belle56 Report 12 Sep 2003 06:51

can anyone tell me just how accurate the information is on a death certificate, my grandmother florence maude reece, died in 1973, and on her death cert it states her date of birth as being 26 aug 1909 in lambeth, i have searched several times and cannot find any trace, anyone have any ideas please.