COMPLETED - THANKS GRO Marine Death Indices

[LizzieW]

Hi Kim

I think 32 might be the volume number, but I don't know.  You could just put in the reference, GRO Marine Index Page X.  You will already have put in the year of death.  I suppose you could send the GRO an e-mail first to make sure that is the correct thing to do, that would save you spending money and not receiving the cert.   certificate.services@ips.gsi.gov.uk  To get a response, you have to put GQ in the subject of the e-mail.

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Lizzie

[avm228]

"Volume number" is not required on the Overseas Events application form.  All that is required is the "GRO reference" - i.e. the title of the volume and the reference information that you have found next to the name.

Anna

[kaydoubleu27]

Thanks Lizzie and Anna - I'm sure I'll get the right cert with the advice you have given me tho I think I may wait until after the holiday period to order it.

Thanks again and Merry Christmas 

[kaydoubleu27]

Let us know how you get on - I seem to remember the references didn't quite fit the standard pattern but I put everything in with some extra comments and it all came back fine  I managed a really strange overseas missionary death the same way 

Hi

Finally got round to ordering the certificate (thanks to all for you very helpful advice) and I'm sorry to say it's not my great grandfather  - right name, right age but NOT him so back to the drawing board. I'm hoping to get up to the new Hull History Centre at some point so I may find some answers there.......

Thanks again to everyone on this brilliant forum for all their help and advice.

Kim

[LizzieW]

Oh dear Kim.  That's the trouble with mariners   I have recently found a few fishermen with the same name as my g.g.grandfather, but the only way to check if any of them is the right one, as far as I know, is to pay lots of money to the National Maritime Archives in Newfoundland to do a search. 

Lizzie

[kaydoubleu27]

Oh dear Kim.  That's the trouble with mariners   I have recently found a few fishermen with the same name as my g.g.grandfather, but the only way to check if any of them is the right one, as far as I know, is to pay lots of money to the National Maritime Archives in Newfoundland to do a search. 

Lizzie

Thanks for that Lizzie, unfortunately lots of money is something I don't have  so that isn't an option!!!! I hope you manage to find out which one is your gg grandfather.

I think that mine might just have to stay as 'exact date of death unknown' (dammit!!)