I am researching my family tree. There was a death by accident in the family four years ago?

Question

I am unable to find this death in the death index anywhere. Please can someone help.

Answer 1

If you would like to email me through my profile, I would be quite happy to help out on this one, unless you have already asked someone for their help.

Edit.

I have emailed you the information you were looking for. Although the accident happened in June 2004 the inquest didn't take place until January 2005, the death would not have been registered until January 2005 by the *Coroners office*, that was more than likely why you couldn't find the details for the GRO number.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Anyone with an Ancestry account should be able to search the post-1984 BMD indexes in a matter of seconds.  itsjustme should be able to help you on this point.

Assuming you've already done this and got nothing back there's not much anyone else can do except try possible misspellings and variations.  Names like William and Bill or Jack and John can get mixed up, so there are obvious things to try first.  The next step to consider is whether or not this happened in England and Wales.  If the death happened in Scotland, Northern Ireland or anywhere else in the UK then you'll need to look in the respective indexes elsewhere.  If it happened at sea or in the air or abroad then it might be indexed in the foreign, overseas and consular returns rather than the normal UK ones.  Military deaths are also indexed seperately as well and these smaller indexes aren't up online at Ancestry, you need to sign up to findmypast.  

More unusual is that records go missing between the local registration office and the main office in London (now Southport) where the indexes are compiled.  Now the system is basically computerised, records don't go missing like they once did, but there are instances of certificates being found locally that somehow never got indexed in the main national lists.  Certainly someone is not allowed to be buried or cremated in the UK without some kind of death certifcate or note from the coronor confirming the death and that an inquest will be held, so if you can't find one at all I'm pretty surprised.  If you're sure on the date, then perhaps try the cemetary/crematorium and look through their records to see if he was buried under a different name.  You could also trying looking at back-issues of the local newspaper in the library near where he lived, as they would almost certainly have reported on the inquest.  You won't be able to view the court records yourself, but should be able to get a good idea of what went on.  I've got a relative who is known by absolutely everybody by the name Ty or Tyree.  Not many people even know that his first name is really Dave or David.  When the grim reaper eventually comes calling, he'll hopefully be buried under his real birth name, but some people slip through the net and get buried under the name they were known by and not their birth name.  All possibilities, no matter how daft, need to be considered.

I really wouldn't be that concerned about revealing details of the dead, even the recently deceased.  It's good that you're thinking like this - you should certainly never reveal the names of anyone living online - but there's no real harm in giving out the basic details - name, last known town or city of residence and suspected date of death along with year of birth so people can try a search.  Sites like genesreunited and worldconnect don't bother protecting names once you have filled in a death year for people in your tree, so there's no real reason to be completely paranoid on this point.

Answer 3

Usually there is a death certificate, the guessing is what county and town has it.  My Grandfather lived in Staffs, but eventually he died in Bristol, so the death certificate ended up there.

Answer 4

you can get a copy of the death cert from the bureau of vital statistics in the town/city where the death occured,you will need to provide them with the decedants personal info.DONOT post this info online or give it to anyone else.!!!!

Answer 5

im interested in looking up my family tree, how do i do this?

Answer 6

Sure, I'll help.  Go through my profile and send me an email.  :-)