Death Records
Below are our 7 articles in the 'death records' category:
To those familiar with the idea of Vikings having funeral pyres for their dead, or the practice in India, it might come as a shock to learn that the first crematorium in England didn't open until ...
Since 1837, deaths in England and Wales have been certified by the state. Whilst it's the least important part of the genealogical chain, there's plenty of useful information on a death certificate ...
As with births and marriages, the problem with death records before 1538, when the Anglican Church decided all three should be recorded in the parish register, is that for the most part they don't ...
Like all other records, registrations of deaths are prone to error from many sources, including human. All too often, though, the reasons are the same as with birth and marriage certificates, but ...
It might seem strange to consider, but the first public graveyards didn't open until 1827. Before that they were either church graveyards (graves were sometimes dug 30 feet deep to accommodate more ...
As with births, New Zealand began the registration of European deaths in 1848, the collected records being kept by the Registrar General (as with other vital records, the registration of Maori deaths ...
Wills are a wonderful tool for the genealogist. They can tell so much about the way a person lived, what he acquired, and his relationships with members of his family. Before 1858, wills had to be ...
