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Cause of Death Resources

Posted: 16 Sep 2014 10:48AM GMT
Classification: Query
I would appreciate your direction in finding out where to look for cause of death - England. Thank you in advance!

Re: Cause of Death Resources

Posted: 16 Sep 2014 12:34PM GMT
Classification: Query
Not sure I'm understanding your question correctly, but I'd look on the person's death certificate. See the tutorial at http://home.clara.net/dixons/Certificates/indexbd.htm for information about the contents of birth, marriage, and death certs.

Re: Cause of Death Resources

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 8:24AM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 16 Oct 2014 8:26AM GMT
Hello,

I'm not sure which country you are in, but Death Certificates in general - UK especially give the cause of death and the informant of the death, plus other information. It is therefore, important that you have a certificate and in England they can be purchased from GRO - online.

If the death occurs in another country then the certificates may not have the full cause of death or other information you required - so it depends on where a person died.

I had an uncle who died in Switzerland and there is a lot of information on their certificates, but it excludes the reason for death. In that case I found out that they do not divulge the cause of death for some reason. (Certain circumstances may apply). However, they do give other more in depth information.

Perhaps you could be specific and if the person you seek died in England I can get the references for you in order that you may send for death certificate. They are approx. nine pounds sterling and twenty five pence and can take up to three weeks to arrive. However, they do notify you of the time it will take when you apply for the cert.

Hope that helps. If can be of any further help please let me know and I will see what I can do.

Good luck,

mj7777

Re: Cause of Death Resources

Posted: 16 Oct 2014 9:05AM GMT
Classification: Query
Freebmd has an index for the civil registration of Births Marriage and Deaths (England and Wales) from July 1837.
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/cgi/search.pl

Certificates can be bought from the GRO for £9.25.
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

Bryan
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