I'm trying to find info on my great grandparents, specifically in relation to their death. I have quite a lot of other info, but have been unable to find death records. This is what I have:
Joseph Ord b. 1876 South Hetton, Co. Durham
Elizabeth Short b. 1877 Murton Colliery, Co. Durham
m. 26 Sep 1896 Dalton-le-Dale, Co. Durham
I have 1881 census records for both of them and 1891 for Joseph, but that's where it seems to stop. For some reason, I've recorded that they both died in 1901, but I don't know where that info came from, because I didn't record the source. I do know that there was a smallpox epidemic around that time, though, so that may have been the cause.
My grandfather, Joseph, was born on 5 Sep 1897 and had two brothers, John b. 1899 and Robert b. 1901. It could be that Elizabeth died in childbirth, but it seems a coincidence that both she and Joseph died (or may have) in the same year. I can't find any of them on the 1901 census and the 1911 census doesn't have Durham records yet.
Does anyone have any idea where and how I can search next?
Thanks!
Joseph Ord b. 1876 South Hetton, Co. Durham
Elizabeth Short b. 1877 Murton Colliery, Co. Durham
m. 26 Sep 1896 Dalton-le-Dale, Co. Durham
I have 1881 census records for both of them and 1891 for Joseph, but that's where it seems to stop. For some reason, I've recorded that they both died in 1901, but I don't know where that info came from, because I didn't record the source. I do know that there was a smallpox epidemic around that time, though, so that may have been the cause.
My grandfather, Joseph, was born on 5 Sep 1897 and had two brothers, John b. 1899 and Robert b. 1901. It could be that Elizabeth died in childbirth, but it seems a coincidence that both she and Joseph died (or may have) in the same year. I can't find any of them on the 1901 census and the 1911 census doesn't have Durham records yet.
Does anyone have any idea where and how I can search next?
Thanks!
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