Geneology question

jamjar,

My dd is doing a school project. Does anyone know how to trace the cause of death of a person who died in 1894. Did they do death certificates then?

Browntoa

yes

search here

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl

which will give you the district volume and page details

then go here and order the certificate

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/

£7 , no free way to look

jamjar,

Thank you so much. I knew someone would be able to help, and so quick too!

Browntoa

if you get stuck PM me and I'll look it up

margaretclare

Certificates of birth, marriage and death can be obtained back to 1837, when registration started. Before that it was parish records.

HTH

Surfbabe

Where abouts do you live?

Fen1

Your local County Records office (Archives) is a mine of information for this sort of thing. Or try your local library as they might have a local history section and might be able to put your DD in contact with the local history society.

Fen1

Sorry, County Archives are now known as Public Records Office. Bit of brain failure today...............

jamjar,

We are in Herefordshire, but I presume these records are at the records office in London. Can you view without buying a death certificate at the London office do you know? I could always ask my mother to go there as she gets free bus travel now!
I do not necessarily want a copy of the certificate. It relates to a miller who worked at the mill nextdoor whose grave is in the local church. His son aged 11 also died, so it would be interesting to see the cause of death.

Surfbabe

Ask whether the church still has its burial records - they may not yet have gone to the county archive. If not try the county archives for hertfordshire; they should be in your county town, not London

jamjar,

I spoke to the local vicar earlier, he said that the records were at Hereford, but he didn't think that they would have details about the cause of death. He also told me that they didn't issue death certificates then, which I have now found out is incorrect! I will contact the Hereford office on Monday, thanks for the suggestion.