I need information on my Parents D.O.B. and Date of death were can I find it.?

Question

I have just been promoted at work and I am required to take a Security check,the form asks for my parents date and place of birth also there place and date of death. They both died in excess of 20 years ago and I can not find any of this information. Does any body know were I would be able to find it.

Answer 1

Someone in your family must have your parents birth and death certificates where all that information will be.  

Answer 2

UK answer.

If your parents lived and died here in the UK  and if they died after 1969 you would just need to check the death index to find the date of birth. They used to give the age of the person at death, but it was changed in 1969. I would be more than happy to find the information for you, if you would like to email me the information you have about them, name and where and when they died.

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

This is a free site where you can input their names and get their Social Security Death Index records, hopefully that will help you:  http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

If you run into any problem, please post their full names and what year each was born (and where, if you have that info), and we will try to help you find exactly what you need.  Many of us have Ancestry.com subscriptions and may be able to find more there.

I hope this helps!

Answer 4

Social Security death Index is the right answer. It should give you the answer you need. If not I would recommend finding the lost death certificates or going back to the county where they died. If that is what you have to do contact the funeral home that conducted the burial.

Answer 5

The courthouse should have the records but they will charge you a small fee.  

Answer 6

Your own birth certificate will tell you when/where they were born. The SSDI may tell you when they died, but not where. If you know the town where they lived/died, contact the County Clerk's office and get a new copy of their death certificates. You can also visit the USGenWeb site for that county and ask a volunteer to pull their obituaries. http://www.usgenweb.org