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I have tried to include the most important information that appears on the death certificate. Due to copyright laws I cannot put the actual certificate on here but I felt that it was an important gesture to fellow researchers to share my information and I hope that you can do the same to save us all some pennies! If you do use my information, could you drop me a line or sign my guestbook as we may have ancestors in common!
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| YOD | DOD | When & Where | Name & Surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of Death | Informant | Date Registered | GRO Volume | GRO Page No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 01-09-1936 | First September 1936 Walsall General Hospital U.D. | Beatrice May Beards | Female | 40 | of 36 May Street Leamore Walsall U.D. Wife of Sidney Harold Beards Metal ********* | 1 (a)Cerebral Haemorrhage (b) Raised blood pressure P.M. | S.H. Beards Widower of deceased Present at the death 36 May Street Leamore Walsall | 1936-09-03 | ||
| 1937 | 07-04-1937 | Seventh April 1937 79 Brindley Heath R.B. | Enos Johnson | Male | 51 | Coal Miner (Hewer) | Acute Haemmoraghic Pancreatitis | Kate Johnson Widow of Deceased Present at death 79 Brindley Heath Hednesford | 1937-04-09 | 6b | 444 |
How to Order Your Own Death Certificates
I have been asked how you get copies of death certificates. It is very simple to order them online from www.gro.gov.uk, try to provide as much information as possible. The volume and page they are held in is very useful and you can find these by searching for records from www.ancestry.co.uk and www.freebmd.org.uk - please note that freebmd, although easier to search is not complete as it is provided by volunteers, you can check out the site for details of completed records.
If you live near the registery office where you know that the certificate is held then you can also organise to collect a certificate, they do not use the same filing system so the volume number and page is not necessary. The added bonus for collecting certificates is that you will get your certificate quicker BUT be warned, records move! I visited Lichfield register office as I was in the area only to be told that certain batches had been moved to either Stafford or Tamworth, so on that occasion I was unlucky but have had more success from Cannock R.O. which is very close to my house!
It costs £7 to order a full certificate from either of these places. Be very wary of using third parties to order certificates, most of them are just ordering from www.gro.gov.uk themselves at extra cost and extra time to you. Never pay more than the fee on GRO.
For your information website addresses ending in .gov.uk can only be held by official government bodies so you know that ordering from www.gro.gov.uk is the right place to go!