George Muir Brown

[micall]

 Hi Im new to Roots Chat although not new to family history research but I'm stuck. Im looking for a death record for my Great grandfather George Muir Brown who died at his daughter Elizabeth McMillan's home in Aintree or manchester in or around 1947ish. Any ideas where I can start?

[PaulineJ]

FreeBMD won't have transcribed that recently; and would not have his middle name (just initial) anyway.

Does LAncashireBmd have anything? You'll need his birth year to help pin anything down though.

Pauline

[micall]

Many thanks for that. I'll give it a go 

[Manchester Rambler]

George M BROWN died Mar qtr 1949 aged 84.  (Liverpool N. 10d 261)

Does that sound possible?

Rambler

[micall]

definitely - how on earth did you manage that. I obviously have a lot still to learn and think this is the place to do that.
Next question - how do I go about getting a copy of his death certificate to confirm the details?

[Manchester Rambler]

I found the death on the complete GRO index - it's available in the UK in county record offices as well as some larger libraries, and online at one or two subscription sites.  It's not as easy to search as Free BMD, because you have to check each quarter, but as you knew the rough date, it didn't take too long! 

You can order the cert online from http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/ - it costs £7.

[micall]

many thanks - Ive ordered the certificate and am so pleased to have filled that particular gap in the tree many thanks again

[AndyofWashington]

I am researching the same family tree.  George Muir Nrown would also be my Great Grandfather. My grandmother was hhis Daughter Joan.