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Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 252 Send Message	Keith	Report	8 Aug 2013 22:19
	Hello can anybody guide me on how to search for a persons death he died in Coventry but do not know his death date free bmd records only go up to about late 60s I know he died after that thank you Keith
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33 475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	8 Aug 2013 22:23
	If you can post some details as deaths online go up to 2005 on a lot of websites
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 26 193 Send Message	Gwyn in Kent	Report	8 Aug 2013 22:24
	If you'd like to post his name, people will take a look for you. If you know middle names or exact birthdate that will help too. Sorry You were asking how to search. This information is probably only available on a subscription site. You could try putting the name into a Google search incase someone has posted it somewhere. eg. a newspaper obituary. Gwyn
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63 421 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	8 Aug 2013 22:25
	If you know when he was born....................post the details. We can look on one of the subscription sites...unless you are a subscriber, in which case, just put in the name and birth year...............
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 252 Send Message	Keith	Report	9 Aug 2013 17:22
	Hello thank you sorry for late reply..he was born in Golborne or Newton in Lancashire his name was William Brookes know he married a Margaret Moon in 1941 and he was in or visited Warrington in 1967 know he then divorced and later remarried and moved to Coventry that is all the information I have on him apart from a photo I know it is like looking for a needle in a haystack but thank you for any help or guidance regards Keith
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24 447 Send Message	Dea	Report	9 Aug 2013 17:30
	I cannot see a marriage with those names in 1941 ??? Are you sure of these details? Dea x
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24 447 Send Message	Dea	Report	9 Aug 2013 17:35
	Ahhh ! - Probably this one then ? - No middle name? Marriages Mar 1940 Brookes William Moon Newton 8c 584 Harris Constance M Smith Newton 8c 584 Moon Margaret J Brookes Newton 8c 584 Smith Matthew Harris Newton 8c 584 Dea x
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 252 Send Message	Keith	Report	9 Aug 2013 17:36
	Hello Dea I am sure of the marriage date but It just says Newton and this could be the head office so to speak I found this on free bmd (the details I mean) thank you Keith
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24 447 Send Message	Dea	Report	9 Aug 2013 17:37
	Do you know when he was born (approximately will do) ? Dea x
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 252 Send Message	Keith	Report	9 Aug 2013 17:42
	Hello Dea sorry I go the date a year out. I would hazard a guess he was born between 1910 and 1925 very vague I know but I am pretty sure he must be within those dates where would I send to for a marriage cert this would give his birth date I think regards Keith x
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24 447 Send Message	Dea	Report	9 Aug 2013 17:51
	You can order certs here: http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/ They cost £9.25 if you follow the details and put in the year, quarter and reference numbers. Other sites may charge a LOT more !!! The cert would not give his birth date but should give his age and hopefully his father's details (if he knew them). Dea x
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 24 447 Send Message	Dea	Report	9 Aug 2013 18:02
	These are all the deaths in Coventry with that name but none looks an obvious match for your William? Data Source: England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007 09 August 2013 18:01:08 View Record Name Estimated Birth Year Date of Registration Registration District County View Image View Record William Brookes abt 1850 Mar 1939 Coventry Warwickshire View Record William Brookes abt 1852 Mar 1933 Coventry Warwickshire View Record William S Brookes abt 1854 Dec 1928 Coventry Warwickshire View Record William Brookes abt 1878 Mar 1949 Coventry Warwickshire View Record William Brookes abt 1881 Dec 1961 Coventry Warwickshire View Record William E Brookes abt 1888 Mar 1968 Coventry Warwickshire View Record William Brookes 1891 Dec 1978 Coventry West Midlands View Record William A Brookes abt 1894 Jun 1961 Coventry Warwickshire View Record William G Brookes abt 1901 Mar 1940 Coventry Warwickshire View Record William Joseph Brookes 1901 Jun 1980 Coventry West Midlands View Record William Thomas Brookes 1912 Dec 1979 Coventry West Midlands View Record William Hayes Brookes 1914 Nov 1986 Coventry Warwickshire View Record Kenneth William Brookes 1922 Nov 2005 Coventry Warwickshire View Record William Ronald Brookes 1934 Dec 2003 Coventry Warwickshire Dea x
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 252 Send Message	Keith	Report	9 Aug 2013 21:17
	Dea thank you I shall send for his marriage certificate .this will give me a good indication of his age regards Keith
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63 421 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	9 Aug 2013 22:15
	NEWTON REGISTRATION DISTRICT Registration County : Lancashire. Created : 1.4.1934 (out of Warrington registration district). Abolished : 1.4.1974 (to become part of Warrington and St. Helens registration districts). Sub-districts : Newton in Makerfield, Newton le Willows, Winwick GRO volumes : 8c (1852–1946), 10F (1946–74). Registers currently held at : Warrington and Wigan & Leigh.
Member Since: August 2003 Posts: 63 421 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	9 Aug 2013 22:16
	The marriage cert will tell you his declared age.....and his father's details.......if he knew him
Member Since: December 2006 Posts: 252 Send Message	Keith	Report	9 Aug 2013 22:20
	Reggie many thanks regards Keith

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