Help please? Missing? 1928 death record Michael Kirven

[AngelFish]

Ancestry and FamilySearch have burial record for Michael Kirven in 1928, but I can't find a corresponding death record. I've tried freeBMD.org and the index on the GRO website, with various spellings, and different locations in case he died out of the area.

I'm wondering if the death wasn't registered (or would it have needed to be registered in order to be buried)?  Can you find the registration that I might have missed? 

Burial record:
Michael Kirven.  Male.  Buried 14 Sep 1928 at Our Lady and St Columba, Wallsend.  FHL Film Number:   2046563.

Thank you.

[stanmapstone]

The death would have to be registered, and a certificate issued by the registrar, otherwise a burial could not take place.
Stan

[JenB]

Michael Kivern 3 q. 1928, Newcastle upon Tyne 10b, 76, aged 48.

[AngelFish]

The death would have to be registered, and a certificate issued by the registrar, otherwise a burial could not take place.
Stan

Very helpful to know. Thank you Stan.

[AngelFish]

Michael Kivern 3 q. 1928, Newcastle upon Tyne 10b, 76, aged 48.

Thank you JenB. I should have been able to find that, I thought I'd tried everything.

Although, I've seen many spellings of the name before but none starting with Kiv.

Thanks again.

[JenB]

Michael Kivern 3 q. 1928, Newcastle upon Tyne 10b, 76, aged 48.

Thank you JenB. I should have been able to find that, I thought I'd tried everything.

Although, I've seen many spellings of the name before but none starting with Kiv.

Thanks again.

I just searched Michael K* with the appropriate year and R.D. and it came up straight away 

[AngelFish]

I always thought I had to search with at least 3 letters before the *!

Thanks!

[JenB]

I always thought I had to search with at least 3 letters before the *!

Thanks!

Try it with K*!

[River Tyne Lass]

I wonder if that might mean that he had his burial service at that Church?  Perhaps his actual burial place might be elsewhere such as Holy Cross or Church Bank Cemetery in Wallsend?