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ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 27 Apr 2020 18:33

The birth date stated on any death record depends on what the informant believed to be true.

It's possible that Dennis had claimed to be a few years older than he was, for whatever reason, or else the informant was mistaken about the year of birth.

As Erika has said, there is no 1924 birth for a Dennis W Lawson.

And the day and month match what Diane gave re his birth date.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 27 Apr 2020 21:04

Elizabeth ................

There are only a few items on a death certificate that you can trust .............

Date and place of death
Cause of death
Name, address and occupation of Informant
Name and address of Doctor
Name of Coroner


Literally everything else can be wrong, because it is information known by the informant, and that depends on what that person has been told!

We all have examples of family members who have the wrong date of birth and age ............. my grandfather lied to his family about that for all his life, so hence his son who reported his death gave the wrong information.

I have examples of people who used a different name all their adult lives, and a couple of others who have the wrong marital status

Nothing is illegal about any of that!

It's just a warning NOT to trust a death certificate!!

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 27 Apr 2020 21:10

That’s what we were saying, Elizabeth :-S :-S

Diane

Diane Report 28 Apr 2020 10:13

Thanks for everyones help in my trace. I am going to try and get his death certificate and go from there.

I have made lots of notes and will follow every possible trace.

Regards

Diane

Researching:
Phillipson, Stephenson, Crowder, Cole, Dimmock

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 28 Apr 2020 10:30

If you read carefully what I wrote when I told you about the second marriage, you will see that the death cert may not necessarily be of any help.

Have you contacted the other GR member who has Dennis in her tree?

You don't appear to have Nellie in your tree.

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