Death Lookup Barrow in Furness

[LindsaySiam]

Would anybody be able to help me with a death cert lookup in Barrow in Furness please?

William Morrison died September Quarter in 1881, Barrow. He was born c. 1804 in Bowling, Old Kilpatrick, Scotland.

I think he may be my 4G Uncle -  possibly the first clue apart from my 3G Grandfather to my long lost Morrison 4GGrandparents and my major brickwall.

On the 1881 census, he is shown as living with his daughter, Margaret Morrison Munro and her husband, William Munro, a boilermaker and their children at 22 Dumfries Street.

I think his parents were Andrew Morrison and Margaret Baird.

Failing a lookup, I am more than happy to order his death certificate if anyone can tell me where to get it from in England.

Any help welcome, thanks,

Lindsay Morrison

[andrewalston]

According to FreeBMD, the death was registered in the 3rd quarter of 1881 at Barrow in Furness.

The GRO reference, which is what you need, is what FreeBMD gives you - Barrow in Furness, July-September quarter, Volume 8e, Page 442.

If you go to http://www.gro.gov.uk, over on the right hand side you'll see an entry about Ordering Certificates Online. Since you have the full GRO reference already, you get the certificate for GBP7.00. They charge more if they have to search.

If you want to order by post, phone or fax, they charge GBP8.50.

They don't mention extra charges for posting overseas, but check the "Certificate Fees" page in case I missed it.

The death certificate may not give you everything you would like - the death may have been registered by someone who was only an acquaintance, and couldn't provide personal details. Since the age for your chap seems OK, it's likely that whoever went to the register office was a relative. It will give you the place of death (he may not have been at home), his occupation if known, and the name and residence of the informant.

[LindsaySiam]

Hi Andrew,

thanks a lot - I never even knew this site existed, being Scottish I am totally spoilt by ScotlandsPeople   , so happy to know it is possible to order online even if you can't see what you are getting!

regards,

Lindsay

[LindsaySiam]

Hello Andrew, can I impose upon you again please?

The certificate duly arrived, very fast, have to say great service but I am disappointed to find that it doesn't have the names of William's parents on it.

What I wanted to ask is, is this normal for English certificates? i.e. that in 1881 it was not a requirement to name the deceased's parents on a death certificate???

thanks,

Lindsay

[trishc]

Hi Lindsay
Yes, it's the norm not to have the parents details on it, you would only get that info on a birth cert.
regards
trish

[LindsaySiam]

Thanks Trish. I was very surprised, I just hadn't considered that -  although looking back, Andrew did warn me that "I might not find everything that I was looking for".

Really makes me appreciate the Scottish certs, parents are on birth, marriage and death certificates.

Regards,

Lindsay