Genealogy Chat

Hello all, I am trying to find info on a relation who I know died in prison.
I do not know which prison or an actual date.
Any ideas on where I may start to look?
Thanks Margaret

have you tried to look for a death index on
http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/

using the vol.and page numbers from the index you can then get a death cert from
http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/

if you want to post name and any info you know i.e year of birth i can have a look on find my past site as well (if you do not want to post name on here you can click on my name and send it as a message to me)

Hello ,yes i have tried there no joy.
I did wonder if prison records are not available to the public.

Margaret ,

It would still be indexed in GRO if he died in England/Wales, after 1837 regardless of place of death.

Prisons would hold a record that Prisioner 12345/ Jones---- had died,,,,,,but it would still have gone to the normal registration process.also the place of death isnt recorded in the GRO indexes just the area,,,,ie Manchester/Liverpool,,,,,,even a slim chance the certificate may not say, HM Prison,,, but the address of the prison.

there should still be a death index for a cert but it would depend when it was if it has been transcribed and put on there yet. Find my past may have more years covered

Thank you jansmith have sent details through to you Margaret

Margaret have replied and also wonder if that one i have sent is the right one then there might be a report in the paper about a death in prison?

Thank you Jan much appreciated Margaret