help please re; birth/death entries

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Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 189 Send Message	Paul	Report	12 Mar 2008 18:24
Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 189 Send Message	i was adopted in the sixties and have recently found my birth mother and been looking for details of my father. i found his birth details and now have found a death entry that looks like him (same dob and name) but how do i confirm this will the deathcertificate give me any details that relate to his birth (if you see what i mean) tia for any help paul
Member Since: December 2005 Posts: 14,699 Send Message	Kay????	Report	12 Mar 2008 20:04
	Hi Paul, It should if the information was known by who ever registered the death give a place of birth,,,,,,,,this only applies to more recent records,,,,ie it applied from 1978 that I know of,,,,,,,,,,so if its later than that,Yes it could confirm,,,,,,,,
Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 189 Send Message	Paul	Report	12 Mar 2008 23:29
Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 189 Send Message	thanks kay - i will have to order the certificate and see