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UK Obituary Notices
« on: Sunday 27 August 17 13:46 BST (UK) »
Hi everyone....

Hopefully an easy question for someone...

Is there are general website with obituary details for the UK for deaths since 2000?

In Australia we have the Ryerson Index so I am hoping there is something similar for the UK (specifically around Greater London)

Thanks
GMC
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Re: UK Obituary Notices
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 27 August 17 14:34 BST (UK) »
Nothing I am aware of :-\

Obituaries are only popular for personalities - and appear in National Newspapers like The Times.
Local papers may also carry death notices.
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Re: UK Obituary Notices
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 27 August 17 15:06 BST (UK) »
In case you mean death notices in newspapers, you could try www.iannounce.co.uk
but don't blame me if it doesn't have whom you're looking for!
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Re: UK Obituary Notices
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 27 August 17 15:11 BST (UK) »
As KG says, these days not many people put obituaries in newspapers, so you are unlikely to find anything I'm afraid.

Are you looking for the death of a particular person, or just wanting to know more about them?
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Re: UK Obituary Notices
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 29 August 17 01:48 BST (UK) »
I don't know about Australian usage, but in UK newspapers,"Obituary" nowadays tends to mean just an announcement of the death and maybe funeral arrangements, rather than the original meaning of a mini-biography which, as others have said, are now rare.

Another site you can try for announcements is http://www.familynotices24.co.uk which covers some local newspapers, including London.
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