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Topic: BMD certificate surprise success (Read 746 times)
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mongojoby
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Yesterday, I got a 1842 death certificate, which I had ordered to confirm a link between husband and wife (he died pre- 1841).
Based on parish records, I had assumed this couple seemed likely parents for my direct ancestor and thought this was the best I could hope for evidence wise, as she married prior to the 1841 census and there are no ties on any of the subsequent censuses linking her to them. However luckily for me the informant turned out to me my direct ancestor (hadn't expected it, as they had several children, one of whom was still living with her in 1841). Chuffed. 
This got me wondering what's the best value for money everyone has ever had from a BMD certificate?
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kiwihalfpint
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Wow ... I guess you have a smile like a Cheshire Cat. 
I guess mine would have to be from the GRO. Had an ancestor who left NZ and his job over a pay dispute as they were a Government Geologist. Had an inkling that this person could have gone overseas. Thanks to Rootschat I was able to find possible marriage, wasn't 90% sure and thought I would take a chance on getting it as surname was spelt differently I then got possible death certificate with son as informant. Sent away for a death notice and obit in Cornwall and when it duly arrived, the obit named all the children, with mention of their NZ roots, everything fell into place. That was the icing on the cake, as none of this was known to family.
Cheers
KHP
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stonechat
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YEs you don't get too many surprises as mostly we know what type of information will be there.
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Douglas, Varnden, Joy(i)ce Surrey, Clarke Northants/Hunts, Pullen Worcs/Herefords, Holmes Birmingham/USA/Canada/Australia, Jackson Cheshire/Yorkshire, Lomas Cheshire, Lee Yorkshire, Cocks Lancashire, Leah Cheshire, Cook Yorkshire, Catlow Lancashire NOTE I have moved my website to http://www.cotswan.com |
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ewatson11
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I got a death certificate for one of my husband's ancestors in Scotland and of course you get on a page 3 deaths well what happened was on the very first death there was another relation of my husband's that I did not know. So I got 2 death certificates for the price of one which was good.
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Emma
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mongojoby
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That 1932 Austrialian death certificate must've been a real good read!
I think it is quite interesting everyone so far has mentioned death certificates. I have only ordered a few, but it does seem that while they are definitely very hit and miss, they can hold more surprises then the other types.
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Comosus
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Not a BMD, which I guess makes it even more value for money because it was free, but I found a mention of my 6G Grandfather's burial who fell down the coal mine.
Apart from that, probably my 4G Grandfather Edward's second marriage on 2 July 1837 - the first marriage at the church after the Act of Registration, which stated his father's name was Benjamin. Edward's baptism (c1785) was not on the IGI but there was only one Benjamin from the area who could have been his father and they had their 'last' child in 1783.
I have a couple of other families in my tree like this where all the siblings are on the IGI except for my ancestor.
Andrew
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Leeds - HOLMES (also at Boston Spa, Thorp Arch), SCHOLEY/SCOREY/SCHORAH (also at Stanley, Wakefield), TURVEY (also at Birmingham), WARD, WHITE, WOODHEAD (also at Halton, Whitkirk, Templenewsam). Dewsbury - CRAWSHAW, GLEDHILL, SPEIGHT Great Horton - RAMSDEN, SHACKLETON, WOOLER Woolsthorpe by Belvoir - SMITH Barrowby and South Stoke, Lincolnshire - PARKER Derby and Newhall - STREET Census information Crown Copyright from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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ambers
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My most worthwhile certificate was when I in-inadvertently ordered a marriage certificate for the wrong person. Well that's what I thought when it arrived, but it turned out to be a cousin with identical details to him, leading me to another twig of the family.
Ambers
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GLAMORGAN: Evans. Davies. Eddy. Bradnum.
GLAMORGAN to Phila USA: Walter Herbert Davies 1886
PEMBROKE: Bradnum. Summers
CARMARTHENSHIRE: Davies. Jones
NORFOLK/SUFFOLK: Bradnum. Helsdon. Cork. Whiskins. Fairhead.Catchpole.
DEVON: Mallett. Acford, Kidston. Short. Lover. Dampier, Johns, Edwards,Telford. Sparrow
SOMERSET: Masey
CORNWALL: Eddy. Thomas. Maddern. Harvey. Noy.Reynolds,Batten, Curtis. Tregenza,Trebilcock.
Cornwall to Colorado USA: Thomas, Semmens. Oats
Warwickshire: Mountney
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