I've spent hours trying to trace some of my Brady family spouses/childrens' death certificates only to discover that any who died in a Hospital or a Hospice the information is so limited.
In the case of a woman it just says Married, Widow or Spinster suffering from dementia. How would an old woman with dementia remember if she had been married or not? My Dad had dementia for a short while but even he thought that a coloured photo of his gt grandaughter was me! (only black and white when is was small.
Then you have- wife of a Labourer, Painter etc. No home address in most cases. No mention of husband's name either!
Likewise with children, son or daughter of a Labourer, Painter, etc. You would think a Hospital would have recorded the name of at least one of the parents!
In the case of a woman it just says Married, Widow or Spinster suffering from dementia. How would an old woman with dementia remember if she had been married or not? My Dad had dementia for a short while but even he thought that a coloured photo of his gt grandaughter was me! (only black and white when is was small.
Then you have- wife of a Labourer, Painter etc. No home address in most cases. No mention of husband's name either!
Likewise with children, son or daughter of a Labourer, Painter, etc. You would think a Hospital would have recorded the name of at least one of the parents!
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