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susie manterfield(high wycombe)

susie manterfield(high wycombe) Report 7 Oct 2003 14:29

pat/jim/suzanne thanx for your help.i'll start looking now.just got back from cemetary and jotted down info from headstones.so im feeling lucky today..lol thanx again susie

Suzy

Suzy Report 7 Oct 2003 14:23

Hello Susan The death will still be registered in the usual way, so you will be able to get a death certificate. My GG Grandmother died of typhoid in a hospital for infectious diseases in Wales, and her death was registered in Mertyr Tydfil (spelling?) on FreeBMD.

Unknown

Unknown Report 7 Oct 2003 14:23

Sue, Try the Oxfordshire Family History Society. Someone there will know what records are available. Good Luck Jim Who also has rellies from Oxon

Patricia

Patricia Report 7 Oct 2003 14:23

Check this site out. http://www(.)institutions(.)org(.)uk/pictures/sanatoriums(.)htm REMOVE THE BRACKETS

susie manterfield(high wycombe)

susie manterfield(high wycombe) Report 7 Oct 2003 14:17

gen the area is peppard common,oxfordshire the year is approx 1939/49 thanx ros just fed up with banging my head against brick walls!!!..lol susie

Rosalind in Madeira

Rosalind in Madeira Report 7 Oct 2003 14:09

There are hospital records, but they are generally closed for 100 years, local record office should be able to help you. Ros

Gen

Gen Report 7 Oct 2003 14:05

do you know what area and the years? Gen

susie manterfield(high wycombe)

susie manterfield(high wycombe) Report 7 Oct 2003 13:59

i dont know if im being stupid or thick,but i was wondering if anybody knows how to get info on rellies that died in sanatoriums(spelling?) my nans brother had tb/polio and died in a sanitorium .i was wondering(which is all i do these days)if there was a name index or something for such things. living in hope ...lol susie