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Information contained in a death certificate
« on: Thursday 16 February 23 15:09 GMT (UK) »
Please could someone tell me if a married woman's death certificate from 1874 (in England) would contain her maiden name? My 4x great grandmother married twice - the second time in 1829 and I can't find any information about her life previous to this, apart from her children's births with my 4x great grandfather!

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Re: Information contained in a death certificate
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 16 February 23 15:19 GMT (UK) »
I have a number of death certificates for my female ancestors, and they don't mention any maiden name.

ADDED:  These are all in England.

Headings:  When and where died.  Name and Surname.  Sex.  Age.  Occupation.  Cause of Death.  Signature, description and residence of informer.  When registered.  Signature of Registrar.

Ah:  just noticed that a 1970 death certificate has a space for "Maiden surname of woman who has married".   :-[  BUT not on a 1958 or 1961 certificate.
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Re: Information contained in a death certificate
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 16 February 23 15:28 GMT (UK) »
Birth Certificates of any children should mention her maiden name?
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Information contained in a death certificate
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 16 February 23 15:42 GMT (UK) »
Change of format of English death certificates from 1 April 1969 to include

Date and place of birth
Maiden surname for married or widowed women


Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
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Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

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Re: Information contained in a death certificate
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 16 February 23 15:46 GMT (UK) »
The GRO Indexes will also show Mother's Maiden Name on the childrens births.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Information contained in a death certificate
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 16 February 23 15:49 GMT (UK) »
Sorry, should have added that all her children were born pre-registration unfortunately! Thank you for the replies so far.

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Re: Information contained in a death certificate
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 16 February 23 16:08 GMT (UK) »
Have you got her in 1851, 1861 and 1871  census? If her birth place is consistent and relates to where she married in 1829, it may be an idea to research the witnesses at the marriage, it is possible one or both were related and could provide a clue to her maiden name.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Information contained in a death certificate
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 16 February 23 16:16 GMT (UK) »
I'm assuming that you have the baptism records for the children born pre-registration, and that none of them indicate the mother's maiden name!  :o
Transcriptions and NBI are merely finding aids.  They are NOT a substitute for original record entries.
Remember - "They'll be found when they want to be found" !!!
If you don't ask the question, you won't get an answer.
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Kendall - WRY
Milner - WRY
Appleyard - WRY

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Re: Information contained in a death certificate
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 16 February 23 16:35 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: BumbleB on Thursday 16 February 23 16:16 GMT (UK)
I'm assuming that you have the baptism records for the children born pre-registration, and that none of them indicate the mother's maiden name!  :o

No, I'm sorry to say they were extremely unimaginative! Not one of the offspring even had a middle name  ::)
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