Genealogy Chat

I have been searching for months now for my Granfathers death certifcate, i know he's dead!!!! Name James Henry born 1892 Bermondsey parents James Henry- Louisa Watson Married my grandmother Jane Matilda Burrell May 15 1912 Bermondsey My father was born 31st December 1912. All i know is that they lived in Peckham and that granfather was dead? When i was born in 1945. if some kind person can find him i would be over the moon. I have his birth , marriage and have found him on 1901 census at home with his parents ,so why can't i find when he died. Am i doing something wrong? Ann

where have you looked so far? You need to have an idea of where and when he died to stat with or else it will cost a forune

Sorry forgot to say his family name was Norris, i'v lost the plot Ann

Jess I have signed up for Ancestry, looked on family serch,bmd. last known adress is 10 Northfield House Peckham Hill st London Ann

Ancestry uses a copy of FreeBMD database which is by no means complete - especially from 1911 onward, for which there's very little at all transcribed yet. Unless he survived to after 1983 (when the modern records start, and Ancestry has those), you'll probably have to use 1837Online, or one of teh otehr comparable sites. Christine

is the last known address datable? that would be a start point for you

Adress as far as i know have grandmothers death certifcate 1951 with adress maybe i wrongly assumed this was the family home. On my fathers birth certifcate the adress is 7 Camelot St as i grew up in the area i know that is just up the road from Peckham Hill St Ann

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The years when he is likely to have died have not been indexed yet on any website, so you have to look through the GRO death indexes quarter by quarter. As was said above, this could work out expensive if you do it online, so if you can get to a records office or a large library that has copies of the indexes you would be best to go there. But you may find a gap between the end of the indexes they have and the 1984-2003 ones on ancestry, so you may still end up having to look through some years on 1837 online or a similar site. If your local record office has the National Probate Calendar you may like to search through that first, because you only have to look at one fiche for each year instead of one for each quarter, but not everybody is listed in there. Kate.

Thanks all unfortunatly i get to any local offices as i live in Switzerland and there are no family members to ask. Where would i find the electrol rolls for southwark on line? But thanks anyway for your help. Ann

You wouldn't find the electoral rolls for Southwark (or anywhere else) online, except for very recent ones. Sorry. Looks like you will be trawling through the deaths on 1837 online then! Kate.

Thanks looks like late nights in front of this light box. If i find anything i'll let you know if not maybe i'll try and get atrip back to the UK in the spring, have talk nicely to hubby. Ann