information from a death cert

[ScouseBoy]

Causing the deceased to be buried is his qualification to be an informant, surely.

[ScouseBoy]

Causing the deceased body to be buried means he was not just registering the death, this is the person who is giving the instructions to the undertaker and was doing the funeral arrangements.

Stan

  In other words   Qualifications to be the Informant.   In the list of persons qualified to be an Informant.

[JenB]

Causing the deceased body to be buried means he was not just registering the death, this is the person who is giving the instructions to the undertaker and was doing the funeral arrangements.

Stan

  In other words   Qualifications to be the Informant.   In the list of persons qualified to be an Informant.

I think Stan is already well aware of this.

He was simply explaining the term 'causing the body to be buried' which was shown in the example Romilly gave.

See Attached snippet from my late Uncle's Death Cert. Definately English btw.

As Stan has said, that is the address of the informant, nothing to do with the place of burial.

[JenB]

What information would be on a death cert from 1893 ish?

The assumption is that you're referring to an English death certificate, is this the case?

[ScouseBoy]

One of the qualifications to be the informant is

"the person making the arrangements with the funeral director"

[Romilly]

Causing the deceased body to be buried means he was not just registering the death, this is the person who is giving the instructions to the undertaker and was doing the funeral arrangements.
Stan

Southern Grove Stepney was a former Workhouse, but in 1957 was run by the L.C.C as a Hostel for single homeless men. I believe that Father Sando worked at the Hostel. The Death Cert  does say 'Causing the body to be buried', i.e rather than cremated. I've spent ages looking for a Burial for Ernest Rencella Wilson, Born Swansea 8/8/1897, Died Stepney, London 5/12/1957. However, I can't find one:-(

Romilly.

[dawnsh]

The phrase 'causing the body' either to be buried and more frequently today cremated, can infer that the informant wasn't the next of kin or close kin.

The phrase is generally used by hospital or nursing home staff, neighbours, solicitors and in the case illustrated the local priest.

[Romilly]

Thanks Dawn,

For the explanation.

Romilly

[AntonyMMM]

The phrase 'causing the body' either to be buried and more frequently today cremated, can infer that the informant wasn't the next of kin or close kin.

The phrase is generally used by hospital or nursing home staff, neighbours, solicitors and in the case illustrated the local priest.

Causing the body to be buried (or cremated) is at the bottom of the list of qualifications required for an informant on a death registration. A person shown under this category would not be a relative.

It would be chosen where there is no family and the death is being registered by an executor/ solicitor, or a friend or neighbour but these days it is also often used to allow a cohabiting (unmarried) partner to register the death of their loved one.