scotlands people searches

[562244]

Just a quick question when you do a search on Scotlands People website for birth & death records and it comes up headings at the top above peoples details;

'No Year Surname Forename Sex District City/County/MR GROS Data Image Extract'


What does the District and City/County/MR mean??
I know this is a silly question but I am a bit confused. Is the district where they died or where registered or something?

Its just most of my family so far all have the same district & city but one is completly different but her grave stone is in the same place as the rest of the family. A bit strange. I know that it is definatly the same person.

[MonicaL]

No such thing as a silly question 

A death would be registered in the district/area where the death took place. This does not necessarily mean that this is where a person would be buried. By the sounds of it, the person who you have lived(?)/died in a different area where the family were living but was buried in the family plot.

Monica

[562244]

Hrrm just sounds strange.
The details show Kilsyth as the district of birth & Morningside as the district of death. The family lived around the Kilsyth area & her partner died a month later but his death details show Falkirk as the district.

So basically Morningside is where they died & where registered?

[Gadget]

Hi

It might be worth looking at the death cert to find out the cause of death. It will also show where she died and usual residence if different which will give you a clue to the circumstances.


Regards


Gadget

[MonicaL]

As Gadget said, useful to look at usual residence to see if different from place of death. Not sure what period you are looking at, but they may have died in a hospital for example but were actually resident elsewhere.

Monica

[562244]

the death was pretty recent about 25 years ago. I have heard a 'story' from a family member quite a few years ago that she had a baby & died just after it was born or it was a still birth I'm not sure. The baby didnt survive for long if it was alive and neither did she. Her partner died a month later as he was heart broken about losing them. Not sure if this is true however. The family stone is for all 3 of them. Where can you find out about births/still births? I suppose the death cert. would tell the cause of death anyway so I will look into it.

[MonicaL]

If the birth was a stillbirth see www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/regscot/registering-a-stillbirth.html  The Stillbirth Register as I understand it is closed to the public. You would have to make specific enquiries at the GROS for this information.

Monica

[562244]

Thank you!