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From: "La Greenall" <>
Subject: RE: [Ess] Death certificates
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 14:32:34 +0100
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Firstly, not getting one's age exactly right, especially over a long
lifetime, was not at all unusual back in those days, as most people
really only knew when they were born, or even when their birthday was,
if their family told them, and of course they had no choice but to
believe what they were told, even if the person telling them had little
idea either! Until pensions and voting came it really wasn't necessary
to be that accurate, except when getting married - but even then, so
long as you could be taken as being 'of age' then you were all right!

Secondly, I would try to find a report in the local newspaper of the
death that this certificate records; if you're lucky and it was
reported, then the grieving family and anyone leaving flowers at the
graveside will most likely have been named in it.

Lawrence

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From: Tony Rolfe [mailto:]
Sent: 16 June 2005 05:19
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Subject: [Ess] Death certificates


Greetings

I have obtained several death certificates and, up till now, every
one had a recognisable relative as the informant.

My latest, for 4GGF Edward HILLIARD, has someone unrecognisable as
the informant. Maybe she was a nurse or a neighbour.

My question is... How do I determine if this is really "my" Edward
HILLIARD or someone else, of similar age and location?
Unfortunately, his dates are inconsistent (21-30 in 1821, 45 in 1841,
baptised in 1794 and died in 1855 aged 66).

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks

Tony

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