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Death certificate - Ages?
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Sarah | Report | 24 Jul 2005 19:35 |
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Please excuse a silly question from a relative newbie... I've noticed that on a lot of the sites the age at death isn't listed - when did they start recording this? Would it be recorded on the death certificates before this date? Thanks Sarah |
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Merry | Report | 24 Jul 2005 20:08 |
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It's in the index from part way through 1866. Age at death was generally stated on all certs, though obviously quite often (esp in the early years) they were not quite correct, for all sorts of reasons! The age of the dec'd would be asked of the informant, who might be right, or wrong!! Sarah |
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Judith | Report | 24 Jul 2005 20:11 |
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The age at death was included in the GRO index from June 1866 but prior to that date age at death was still recorded on the certificate - I have an 1841 death certificate in front of me which has an Age column. Beware the accuracy though as if the person informing the registrar about the death wasn't sure of the age or the deceased had lied about their age over the years then the information can be inaccurate. |
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Sarah | Report | 24 Jul 2005 20:11 |
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Thank you! |
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