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Hiya,

Hopefully someone can help me :o)

Im trying to find the death date of my great grandad.

Herbert Platts b1906 married Edith Martin b1914 in 1931 in Sheffield. They then had 5 children.

Im pretty sure he died between 1950 & 1962 (Big gap i know, sorry )



Is there any other info you need? Ive been looking for this for ages and keep coming to a blank so thought i might be best off asking for help :o)



Thanks



Rachel x

Where did he die please? Are you sure of his year of birth?

???
Name: Herbert Platts
Death Registration Month/Year: 1965
Age at death (estimated): 58
Registration district: Sheffield
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2d
Page: 140




Name: Herbert Platts
Death Registration Month/Year: 1963
Age at death (estimated): 52
Registration district: Sheffield
Inferred County: Yorkshire West Riding
Volume: 2d
Page: 39

Positive of his dob as i have his birth cert.
and im sure he died in yorkshire, either sheffield or pontefract..sorry for being vague From what ive been told he went into hospital with an illness and never came out.

Thanks

Rachel

It looks like it's the first one that Rootgatherer found for you, Rachel. You will only find the actual date by purchasing the death certificate.

I don't see a death in Pontefract that fits the year of birth and the timescale for his death. So looks quite likely that the first one posted is correct. As Corinne has said the only way to be certain is to buy the certificate.

if i buy the death cert what other info will it tell me so i can determine wether i have the right person or not?

Thanks for all your help so far : o )

rachel x

Death cert at that time would tell you date & place of death, cause of death, and name of informant. If you're lucky the informant will be a family member.

Hi again....im ordering the death cert at the minute fo the 1st one roots gave me and it is saying that the date of death is a required field yet i dont know what this is....what do i do now?
Thanks x

Rachel

I don't think you need the date if you indicte that you have reference for the year, voulme number and page number.

EDIT

Near the bottom of the first page there is a bit that says
Is the GRO Reference known - select yes.

do you mean the gro reference as i dont know how to work that out?! sorry im new to this :o) x

ah ive gone back and managed to change the info but its asking me for the quarter he died in and this i dont know?

It's the bit

Registration District (You enter) Sheffield
Year (You enter the Year) 1965
Volume (You enter) 2d
Page (You enter) 140

That's assuming it is the first one that you want.

yeah ive got that info in but its asking for the quarter and i have no idea what quarter he died in. x

Hmm! I'm not sure about the quarter as it doesn't give one on Ancestry!!

Just as a by the way, I hope some comes and answers this query as I had the same thing when I tried to order my aunt's death certificate and strangely it was Sheffield too!!

It's Q1 - you have to click on the image to find the quarter.

Mary

ooo strange!! how else would i be able to find the info out? or do people on here have ways and means of getting it ;-)
thanks for your help so far!! i really appreciate it... once i have this cert, (hope its the right one) then i can find a burial hopefully!
The only reason i thought it was earlier is because i got in touch with a relative on here and he said herbert was definitely dead before 1962 when someone else in the family died...hmm i hope this is him?! x
EDIT thankyou sooo much!! x

you have to look at the actual sheet on ancetsry for the qtr ,

Thanks Mary and Shirley - now I need to go and spend some of my pocket money too!

thanks again everyone!! great help as always!! ill be back once i have the cert if its the right one!! x