Grrrrrrr

[sally]

I am really cross - I have just spent a few pounds to gain access to a site which promised access to USA records and it was a total waste of time and money. Every single search that I did came up with "no matches", even though I used only the surname and I know that there are thousands with that name, and were hundreds in the late nineteenth century which is the time that I was particularly interested in.

Anyway, moan over - but please does anybody know of a USEFUL site which doesn't cost the earth where I could find out about the death of someone in New York in the late nineteenth century??

[Mary from Italy]

Have you tried Italiangen? (despite the name, it's not just for Italian immigrants)

Vital Records

[sally]

Thank you Mary - I will have a look; from now on I will only go on recommendation!

Just looked - wow, what a lovely site!! Unfortunately my information wasn't there, but it has restored my faith in the internet.

[Mary from Italy]

I haven't needed it myself, yet, but I believe it's a free site.

[sally]

Yes it is Mary, but they are asking for donations in order to continue to add to the database.
It really is very good

[Mary from Italy]

It's often recommended on the Rootsweb NYC mailing list. Might be worth your while joining to ask for advice.

RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: USA/NY/misc

[KiteRunner]

If it's New York City you want, then Ancestry.com -- Browser Upgrade has New York City deaths 1892-1902 and New York Marble Cemetery records 1830-1937, and some newspaper obituaries going up to the 1880's. You can buy pay-as-you-go credits to use on ancestry.com if you are only likely to view a few records, and you should be able to search the databases for free to see if there is a match before you buy the credits.