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Title: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: Hillary Mccomb on Tuesday 23 May 17 23:18 BST (UK)

Please help try very hard to get a birth certificate for my father's late mother the problem is that the id number that they have for her doesn't register at home affairs.  Need to find out how to move forward please help

Title: Re: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 23 May 17 23:23 BST (UK)

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

Which country are we talking about?

Title: Re: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: Hillary Mccomb on Wednesday 24 May 17 00:24 BST (UK)

South Africa

Title: Re: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 24 May 17 00:36 BST (UK)

I have asked the moderator to move your post to the South Africa board

Title: Re: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: Hillary Mccomb on Wednesday 24 May 17 04:00 BST (UK)

Please let me know if it has been done as I really am desperate thanks

Title: Re: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 24 May 17 09:34 BST (UK)

Hi

If you look at the top of the page you will see you are now posted on the SA board.  Rootschat members with knowledge of SA will hopefully be able to help you.

It may be a good idea to post some details of your late grandmother.  Name - where she was born -her birthdate and when and where she died

Title: Re: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: pampoen on Wednesday 24 May 17 11:13 BST (UK)

I take it this is for Marjorie McComb?

Title: Re: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: 3sillydogs on Friday 26 May 17 17:44 BST (UK)

Home Affairs is the only place you can apply for a certificate from if she was born in South Africa.

Have you any way that you can check that her ID number is correct??

Title: Re: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: pampoen on Saturday 27 May 17 07:05 BST (UK)

If someone has a subscription to Identitynumber you should be able to get her ID number. Here are the Mccomb names I could find but do not have a subscription to view the details. Link https://www.identitynumber.org/death-notices-results.php?surname=MC%20COMB

Title: Re: Getting a birth certificate for someone who is dead
Post by: 3sillydogs on Saturday 27 May 17 13:23 BST (UK)

There is sometimes a problem tying the old identity number with new ones, especially if the person died before the new 13 digit ID's were issued.