Hi all,
I've recently received a death certificate where the cause of death was not certified. This is the first time this has happened. All my other ancesters so far have had there cause of death certified - from old age to lymphosarcoma.
Sometimes the doctors name is mentioned & sometimes it isn't.
Can anyone explain why a death wouldn't have been certified. She died of dropsy which I would have thought would have been quite chronic & therefore she would have been under some kind of treatment prior to death.
Many thanks
Liz
Oh & she died in 1861 if that makes any difference.
I've recently received a death certificate where the cause of death was not certified. This is the first time this has happened. All my other ancesters so far have had there cause of death certified - from old age to lymphosarcoma.
Sometimes the doctors name is mentioned & sometimes it isn't.
Can anyone explain why a death wouldn't have been certified. She died of dropsy which I would have thought would have been quite chronic & therefore she would have been under some kind of treatment prior to death.
Many thanks
Liz
Oh & she died in 1861 if that makes any difference.
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