New GRO pilot birth and death indexes - discover lost children - mortality rates

[StevieSteve]

I'm confused about what's causing the confusion 

Two organisations have two separately indexed databases for the same set of data. They could be compared (if either party made their databases available to the other) and those with a difference in ages noted.

Quite what either of them does with that information is a different matter

[louisa maud]

If in doubt purchase a certificate, that would solve all problems

Louisa Maud

[Andrew Tarr]

If in doubt purchase a certificate, that would solve all problems

... or raise new ones ... 

[Sloe Gin]

I'm confused about what's causing the confusion 

Two organisations have two separately indexed databases for the same set of data. They could be compared (if either party made their databases available to the other) and those with a difference in ages noted.

Quite what either of them does with that information is a different matter

But only for the deaths after 1866. 
Before that, FreeBMD does not show ages as these were not given on the old GRO indexes that were available.

[melba_schmelba]

But only for the deaths after 1866. 
Before that, FreeBMD does not show ages as these were not given on the old GRO indexes that were available.

Yes, that's the problem, there is no source other than the new GRO death index for pre 1866 death ages. I just checked five different infant deaths in the new GRO index pre and post 1866, and the figure in all cases must be days, weeks or months not years as stated, but no way of telling which other than getting the certificate.

[Jebber]

But only for the deaths after 1866. 
Before that, FreeBMD does not show ages as these were not given on the old GRO indexes that were available.

Yes, that's the problem, there is no source other than the new GRO death index for pre 1866 death ages. I just checked five different infant deaths in the new GRO index pre and post 1866, and the figure in all cases must be days, weeks or months not years as stated, but no way of telling which other than getting the certificate.

If you know were they were living, burial  records invariably give the ages of children, and sometimes ages of adults too.

[melba_schmelba]

If you know were they were living, burial  records invariably give the ages of children, and sometimes ages of adults too.

Yes, true! Lot's now online on ancestry and findmypast. Obviously usually won't give cause of death, informant present at death etc.

[BumbleB]

If you know were they were living, burial  records invariably give the ages of children, and sometimes ages of adults too.

Yes, true! Lot's now online on ancestry and findmypast. Obviously usually won't give cause of death, informant present at death etc.

Sorry, but that's where it now comes to the crunch and you will have to actually pay for the information for each of the individuals from the ultimate source - GRO certificates