Need help finding a date of death/death certificate.?
Hello, I’m trying to find a copy of my grandfather’s will and the probate office have said they can’t conduct a search without a year of death. However, I have searched long and hard on the internet (ancestry.com etc) and think he may have used an unofficial first name as I can’t find any records relating to him, yet have found all of my grandmother’s. I don’t have his year of birth or death (could guess within ten years), just his surname and address – is there anyway I can find out when he died? Thanks.
If you have your grandmother’s records look at her death certificate carefully. It should have the name of her spouse, whether living or deceased and look for the name of the “Informant” on the death certificate. That’s the person who gives the info that is officially put on the death certificate. Aren’t there any older relatives around or whom you could contact and ask them what they know about where he died, name of funeral home, when, etc. You can call the vital records of the county where you think he may have lived. It must be the same as his wife – no? What about voting records, land deeds, tax records ? Good Luck. I assumed you were in the USA until one of the answers said you might be in the UK? I’m sure “Itsjustme” will help you if you’re in the UK.
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