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Title: Death Record of Albert Coutts COMPLETE
Post by: elinga on Tuesday 18 February 25 16:16 GMT (UK)
trying to locate the death record of my great uncle Albert  Coutts
he was born in Methink Aberdeenshire Scotland on Jan 8 1885  and died Oct 29 1962 , at age 77 Newcastle, Pietermaritzburg !
any help would be appreciated !
regards
Elinga
Title: Re: Death Record of Albert Coutts
Post by: rosie99 on Tuesday 18 February 25 17:17 GMT (UK)
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCN5-G3MM?lang=en
Title: Re: Death Record of Albert Coutts
Post by: elinga on Tuesday 18 February 25 17:35 GMT (UK)
WOW rosie99 ....... thank you very much , I have looked before on familysearch but could never find him !
Title: Re: Death Record of Albert Coutts COMPLETE
Post by: rosie99 on Tuesday 18 February 25 17:46 GMT (UK)
Sometimes they lock records and then for some unknown reason make them available.  I must admit it is normally the last place I look.
Title: Re: Death Record of Albert Coutts COMPLETE
Post by: pampoen on Wednesday 19 February 25 11:43 GMT (UK)
Here is his estate file record. Unfortunately the contents are not on the net.
DEPOT     NAB                                                                   
SOURCE    MSCE                                                                 
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 3451/1962                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          COUTTS, ALBERT. BORN IN ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND. P/S MARGUERITE ALEXANDER 
           COUTTS. BORN MCRORY. NO TRACE. DECEASED ESTATE.                     
STARTING  19620000                                                             
ENDING    19640000   

His wife Marguerite died in 1951.
DEPOT     NAB                                                                   
SOURCE    MSCE                                                                 
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 2350/1951                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          COUTTS, MARGURITE ALEXANDRA. (BORN MCCRORIE) BORN IN SCOTLAND. S.SP. 
           COUTTS, ALBERT. DECEASED ESTATE.                                     
STARTING  19510000                                                             
ENDING    19520000

DEPOT     NAB                                                                   
SOURCE    MSCE                                                                 
TYPE      LEER                                                                 
SYSTEM    01                                                                   
REFERENCE 2347/1967                                                             
PART      1                                                                     
DESCRIPTION          COUTTS, ALBERT JOHN. BORN IN PIETERMARITZBURG, NATAL. S SP COUTTS,   
           LEZETTA ELIZABETH MARIA. BORN VAN ZYL. DECEASED ESTATE.             
STARTING  19670000                                                             
ENDING    19710000
Title: Re: Death Record of Albert Coutts COMPLETE
Post by: elinga on Wednesday 19 February 25 13:04 GMT (UK)
thank you pampeon but I got the basic death record on familysearch which rosie99 found for me !