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kathleen, thanx i sure will do that, thanx for your help. joanne

sorry brenda was the death regisrered in enfield?? maybe my nan was buried with him or him with her, who ever died 1st. joanne

brenda, is the info youve given me for my grandad frederick william coulstock? born in 1918 in croydon, my dad was also born in croydon and the death was in enfield for my grandad frederick william coulstock coz d.o.b says 4.12.1919! but thats spooky you know coz i live in enfield and his date of death is same day as my mums birthday and 2 days before mine, also died before i was born. thanx brenda for info, dont know what id do without you :) joanne

You can also look in the death column in the local paper at the library for a couple of days after the death, as most people put a death notice in the paper and that usually gives the time and place of funeral, and often the name of the undertakers, who might be able to help with place of burial. Kath. x

kath, i emailed the hospital today so il see if they reply then il say bout coroner if not then i will ring them, maybe i should just ring them rather then wait for reply. thanx for looking for me and no prob bout spelling im just as bad lol joanne

kathleen, thanx for explaining about inquest for me. i think i will go to the area and go in libeary and see if can find out anything, ive heard of something called microfiche something like that where they have stuff from newspapers for example on disc, do you know what i mean lol? im sure if i find it maybe it will say when and where funeral will be. joanne

Jo Anyone who doesn't die in the hospital/or suspicius circumstances has an inquest i think, i may be wrong i am sure someone will correct me if i am. Phone the Hospital where your dad died and ask for the local coroners office telephone number, they may be a bit more helpful. Especially as you have the date of the inquest etc I am looking to see if Gertrude married again. and please forgive my spelling it's late :o)

Joanne An inquest is an inquiry about why something happened (in your dad's case, why the accident happened and if it was anyone's fault). If I were you I would get in touch with the nearest large library to where the death occured as they will have copies of the local newspapers from that time on film. I managed to get the newspaper report of my great grandfathers accident in which he died. Kath. x

kath, iv changed her name about in as many ways as i can and still nothing and i dont know if she got married again, may well have, if so id have no idea who to. jo

kath, no im not not next of kin as was just a week old at time of death but i have older sisters think!!!! yes on cert it says inquest held on 12th january 1973, sorry but what is an inquest exactly.? my dad died on his motor bike in an accident, ive looked also in newspaper sites. joanne

Is there any chance she may have married again? Also have you just looked for Gertrude P or Patricia G or without the initials added?

hello brenda, how are you? hope you ok. i really dont know if she married again, i couldnt say but you never know, all i know is she got married twice and died giving birth. no help am i. joanne

If the coroner was the informant, that just means that there was probably an inquest (if there is an inquest the coroner always registers the death). What was the cause of death given? Was it something (like an accident) that might have been reported in the local newspaper at the time? Kath. x

JOanne As you are your fathers next of kin (unless you have older brother/sister) you can apply for your fathers medical records, and to the coroner for the report on his death. I am in the process of doing this with my Grandfather. They should in theory send you out some forms to fill in etc. My Grandfather died in 76 and they say they still have records going that far back so the chances are they have your dad's Kath x

kath, ive looked at ancestry for a gertrude patricia herbert or atkin or coulstock from birth 1920 up to 1983 and found nothing but 1 but that was to early as person died in 1931 think it said, ive looked at freebmds. joanne

kath, yes i have death cert but where it says informant its a coroner of hitchin that done it, no member of family mentioned on it, thats a sore subject and no one in family will help, nice eh. joanne

laurie, thanx for all the info. as for religion im not sure but my mum is c of e, in other words nothing lol but dont know bout the rest of family. ive emailed today so many councils, funeral homes and even the hospital where my dad died, ive also rang a few places. ive had alot of responce back but still no luck. joanne

Joanne Tell me exactly what you have looked at and i'll help you search hun Kath x

hi kathleen, ive been looking at ancestry for few hours now, so much si i feel sick lol and ive searched her maidan name herbert, married names coulstock and atkin and out of all them found just 1 but was to early. i dont know if last child survived etc... maybe hthat 1 did and she went on to have another then died. joanne

Hi Do you have the death cert for your Father? Who registered his death, was it a family member? If so then more than likely that member of the family will know where he was buried/cremated. Kath