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Research in Other Countries => Europe => Topic started by: Arrangirl81 on Saturday 12 January 19 21:54 GMT (UK)
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Hi all and Happy New Year.
I am trying to find information on a relative who I believe passed away in France in or around 1984. He was originally from Scotland. Any ideas on where to start? Ancestry hasnt proved very fruitful and he has a very common name.
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Might be worth looking for a Will in the UK, assuming he had possessions there....
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Ancestry hasnt proved very fruitful and he has a very common name.
Have you contacted the British Consulate in France in case they have any records?
Was he on holiday or was he living in France?
Was he married?
Did he have any children?
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Most countries impose a time limit on BMD records.
For deaths it's usually 50 years.
Not sure what the limit is in France, but I suspect you won't find anything re a death so recent ::)
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Hello,
there is no delay in France for a death certificate (called acte de décès) but you will have to ask for a copy at the mairie of the place where the person died, so you have to know where he died and when .
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If the death was registered with the British Consulate then you may find it on Findmypast, they certainly have death indices 1966-1994.
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Might be worth looking for a Will in the UK, assuming he had possessions there....
Great idea, hadn't thought of that.
Thanks.
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Ancestry hasnt proved very fruitful and he has a very common name.
Have you contacted the British Consulate in France in case they have any records?
Was he on holiday or was he living in France?
Was he married?
Did he have any children?
I haven't contacted the Consulate but I'll look into it. Unfortunately I don't know the answers to any of those questions.
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Hello,
there is no delay in France for a death certificate (called acte de décès) but you will have to ask for a copy at the mairie of the place where the person died, so you have to know where he died and when .
Thanks for the info. I know he died in Paris but that's all the info I have other than the date.
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If the death was registered with the British Consulate then you may find it on Findmypast, they certainly have death indices 1966-1994.
I found his date of death through that source. That's so far, the only information I have.
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Hello,
there is no delay in France for a death certificate (called acte de décès) but you will have to ask for a copy at the mairie of the place where the person died, so you have to know where he died and when .
Thanks for the info. I know he died in Paris but that's all the info I have other than the date.
So you have to contact the British Embassy in order to know in which arrondissement this relative died , then contact the town hall of the arrondissement .Let us know when you have the info concerning the arrondissement .
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Hi
Death Certificates of Paris are online
http://archives.paris.fr/r/124/etat-civil-de-paris/
Regards
Svenja
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Well you are right, I forgot that .