Lees family, Amounderness

[pippalew]

Hello all,  I am looking for the burial place of Leslie Thomas Lees, who died aged 73 in 1956 , death registered in Amounderness? I believe that this is Preston? Also his wife Lilian Maud Lees. I want to order the death certs for both but don't know where to find the reference numbers. Does anyone have any idea of local cemeteries? I think they lived in Walton le Dale. Any info would be grand! Pip x

[mshrmh]

Hi pippalew - GENUKI has a list of the districts covered by the Amounderness registration district at
http://www.ukbmd.org.uk/genuki/REG/districts/amounderness.html
It appears that the registers for this period are now at Preston.
Perhaps one of the map site (multimap, streetmap, googlemaps etc) would help you on the exact geography of the area.

Re the reference numbers - these are only necessary if you're applying to the GRO. You can get them from the full indices which are available on microfiche at many Records Offices & some libraries. They are also online at subscription sites such as Ancestry - some libraries have an Ancestry subscription. Otherwise you may need to ask for a look-up here (sorry I don't have a sub. so can't help).
If you apply to the Register Office that now has the registers (ie Preston for Leslie Thomas Lees) they don't use the GRO reference. They would need as much information as you can give, eg name, date (close as you can), address at the time. Some offices are more helpful than others, but the local offices don't charge for a search, just the normal fee of £7.

[pippalew]

Many thanks! I have been away form the research for a while and find that my brain is rusty! Cheers, Pip x