Genealogy Chat

My 3xGt Grandfather's death certificate was signed by the Coroner 2 months after he died. Cause of death was given as heart disease. There is no mention of a postmorton on the certificate. Does anyone know anything about this sort of thing.
Patricia

could he have died and they found him a while afterwards and the date of death is given as presumed to have died at that date?

The situation varies depending on the time period in which the person died, also the locality.

In the early days the regulations were more lax, the Coroner often had to cover a large area and had to travel from place to place, usually he had a regular circuit, so it was not uncommon for a an Inquest to take place some time after the burial.

The death would not be registered until the Inquest had taken place.

This information came direct from the horse's mouth. (Sorry a Coroner)

Jennifer

What exactly does it say? The coroner would not normally sign a death certificate, it would be the registrar who did that. It would normally say something like 'notified by the coroner, mr ......, after inquest on whatever date.'

Ian

Thank you everyone for your replies.

Patricia