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Title: Help with death cert
Post by: redred28 on Thursday 20 October 11 22:27 BST (UK)

Hi all,

i have a death at Walsall hospital in 1915,  would it be right for the death to be registered in Birmingham ??

thanks

Title: Re: Help with death cert
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 20 October 11 22:41 BST (UK)

No - from 1894 -1974 Walsall was it's own Registration District.  Also - Walsall is Staffordshire and Birmingham is Warwickshire

Title: Re: Help with death cert
Post by: redred28 on Thursday 20 October 11 22:52 BST (UK)

thanks

anyone any ideas why it would be registered in Birmingham if address at time of death was Walsall ?

thanks

Title: Re: Help with death cert
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 20 October 11 23:09 BST (UK)

Sorry - haven't a clue

Can you give us the name of the deceased and when they died in 1915?

Title: Re: Help with death cert
Post by: redred28 on Thursday 20 October 11 23:12 BST (UK)

27 march 1915 thomas winter
he was a gypsy stopping on green lane walsall at the time with wife

Title: Re: Help with death cert
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 20 October 11 23:27 BST (UK)

Complete mystery to me I'm afraid

This is the Birmingham RD

http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/reg/districts/birmingham.html

Title: Re: Help with death cert
Post by: MargP on Friday 21 October 11 10:45 BST (UK)

Hi

I would check with Birmingham Registrars Office and see if they can give you an explanation, I think that he died in Walsall and because they were traveling people they may have registered it at there next stop?

Margp

Title: Re: Help with death cert
Post by: redred28 on Monday 24 October 11 23:47 BST (UK)

thanks all
i have realised he died in BIRMINGHAM hospital.  does anyone know where i go from here to find a grave site
im sure he is in birmingham somewhere ?? what cemetaries were in use in 1915 ?
thanks