Montana death certificate.

[ceitidh.]

I have managed to locate from the Death Indexes available on Ancestry, a possible date of death for an ancestor of mine who has been eluding me for quite some time now. The information available from the index is minimal however and I was wondering how I would go about trying to obtain a death certificate for this person? I have tried both vitalcheck.com and the Montana Office of Vital Statistics, both without any success. I wondered if anyone could enlighten me further or point me in the right direction as to what to try next? I live in Scotland, so its a little confusing and frustrating sometimes trying to do this online!


Thanks very much in advance!


Ceitidh.

[Genealiza]

This explains how to order a death certificate:

https://dphhs.mt.gov/certificates/ordercertificates.shtml


This is a free Montana State Death Registry Index

 http://tiny.cc/ikz5O

[vcmt2008]

Ceitidh:

Have you had success with locating the death certificate for your Montana ancestor? 

I'm here in Montana and can do a bit of leg-work if you still need anything.  Send me a PM or post here...

Holly

[ceitidh.]

Hi Holly,


First of all, I would like to apologise for how long its taken me to acknowledge your post. I actually had a family bereavement, so there were lots of other things going on at the time. In response to your offer of help, I've actually found said ancestor's death certificate but have yet to purchase it as its a teensy bit too expensive at this time of year. However, I wondered if you would be able to lend me any assistance with regards to another possible death certificate in Montana? The person in question is one Archibald MacMaster [or McMaster - depending on who has made the record]. I have a listing for him on the Montana Death Indexes, but with the lack of information provided by it, I'm unable to order a certificate.

The information that I do have is as follows;

Name:     Archie McMaster
Age:    67
Estimated birth year:    abt 1874
Gender:    Male
Death Date:    13 Feb 1941
Death County:    Yellowstone
Index Number:    Blgs 6062
   
Source:    Montana Office of Vital Statistics

I'm not sure that this is definately him. I've also identified another possible death record from Canada that may possibly pertain to this individual. However, seeing as his younger brother also lived, worked and died in Montana, I reckon its a fair shot to assume he did the very same. The trouble with having ancestors with the wanderlust in their blood makes it exceptionally difficult to track them down sometimes!

Thank you in advance for any help/advice you may be able to offer me,

Ceitidh.

[Lisa in California]

Ceitidh:

I'm sorry for your recent loss.


Would you know when Archie was last seen in Scotland (or anywhere in the UK), please?  I could have a look for him in the states, if you like?

[ceitidh.]

Hello Lisa,


The last definitive record that I have of Archibald in the UK is in the 1901 census where he is living with his parents Ronald and Mary, as well as four of his siblings in Knoydart, Invernesshire. I'm fairly sure from other records that Archibald travelled between the United States, Australia and Canada during the 1920's.

Hope this is enough information, I will gladly supply more if I can help!

Many, many thanks for your assistance,

Ceitidh.

[Lisa in California]

I see that you have information about Archibald travelling during the 1920's, and that he may have lived in Wyoming at one point.

I am not finding anything new, yet.

You may know this person, but there is someone on RootsWeb who has an Archibald McMaster, born c1872, Knoydart.  However, he or she appears not to know about Archibald's later life.
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
Search for McMaster, Archibald, born c1874

[vcmt2008]

Ceitidh:

I've sent you a PM regarding the MT death certificate.

Holly

[ceitidh.]

Lisa,

It seems that Archibald was something of a wanderer! I have records linking him to Canada, Australia, United States and continental Europe. This seems to be why its so hard to find any vital records such as a marriage [if one exists] or death certificates because he appears to have been all over the place!

As for the Archibald MacMaster on Rootsweb, that is actually the cousin of my Archibald. To confuse matters even further, his father was also called Archibald and he was the brother of my Archibald's father, Ronald!

Thank you for your assistance,

Ceitidh.