1905 Death Apparently Not Registered But Probate Granted

[Wexflyer]

A death within the State can be registered....

Thanks for that, but of course these are the modern regulations. Historically, many people "would never be seen dead" near a doctor - and weren't!!  As others have stated, a doctor's death certificate was NOT formerly required in order to register death, so long as the "informant" met other requirements, being "present at death" being the main one, a close relative, or the "occupier" of the building in which the deceased passed away.

[Wexflyer]

....  I have never been able to find a registration of his death from 1901 to 1911 in Ballinrobe, where I would have expected to find it, or anywhere in Ireland and still cannot.
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Non-registration of deaths was all too common.

[myluck!]

Also in my family my grandmother who died in 1965 in Roscommon and her death was never registered.  I have the death notice from the newspaper and sent it in to the GRO for them to search but to no avail.

If a BMD wasn't registered immediately there was a fine and I suppose if there was nothing to gain by registering it (e.g. pensions etc.) people then didn't.

[eddiekelso]

Did you try searching for death registration under "Higgins"? Not the first time wrong name was registered!!

[maryalex]

Yes, I have tried Higgins.  I have accepted that the death just was not registered.