Help finding death records

[lorry53]

I've been trying to find death records for my great grandparents, but haven't had any luck so far, so I'm hoping the experts here can help. Their details are:

Joseph Ord b. 1876 South Hetton, Co. Durham.
Elizabeth Short b. 1877 Murton Colliery, Co. Durham
Married 26 Sep 1896 Dalton-le-Dale, Co. Durham

I've found them on censuses to 1911 and very much doubt that they ever moved from Co. Durham. I know that Elizabeth was alive in 1955 and that she was a widow then, but that's as far as it goes. Any help would be much appreciated.

[Orangeblossom]

Where have you already looked?

[lorry53]

I've tried Ancestry, Free BMD and Durham Records online. I'm currently wading through the search results at Find My Past.

[Margaret in Burton]

Have you actually trawled the indexes on Ancestry? I mean the images and not the FreeBMD data that is on Ancestry.

These go to 1983

[kylejustin]

id start by looking at the actual images on ancestry for elizabeth's death in 1955 or there abouts.

[lorry53]

Have you actually trawled the indexes on Ancestry? I mean the images and not the FreeBMD data that is on Ancestry.

These go to 1983

I hadn't. I'm obviously a novice when it comes to searches on Ancestry. Doh!

Thanks, Margaret & kylejustin.

[Uncle John]

Don't worry. There's no such thing as a silly question here.

[lorry53]

Looks like I've found them in the indexes. :D

Elizabeth A. Ord Q2 1957 Durham E. 1a 345
Joseph Ord Q1 1948 Durham E. 1a 357

Presumably, the only way I'll get more info is to order the certificates?

[Margaret in Burton]

[quote=lorry53;1635761]Looks like I've found them in the indexes. :D

Elizabeth A. Ord Q2 1957 Durham E. 1a 345
Joseph Ord Q1 1948 Durham E. 1a 357

Presumably, the only way I'll get more info is to order the certificates?[/quote]


Yes I'm afraid so.

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

There was a thread that mentioned a searchable NE newspaper archive a while ago, i had a quick search but offhand i can't think of the best keywords that will find the thread.

I tried one of my surnames (Goulson) and all the results found were in fact Coulson entries, it might be worth hunting down the site and trying a search for Ord entries too.

Another trick i have found is to google the name and add either a place or year onto the search, it doesn't always work but i did find an transcribed obituary for one rellie on a personal tree site that was useful.

If i can find the details about the newspaper site i will add it to the thread.

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

Here we go

Untitled Document

[Uncle John]

I've just had a look and couldn't get my head round it. There doesn't seem to be an index of papers that have been digitised and the search is a bit basic.

[Glen in Tinsel Knickers]

TBH i don't think it covers anything as late as the 1920's let alone as late as the 1940's but i did a sneaky search under Coulson and got a few hits,


it might not solve the query Lorry posted but the Coulson and Durham connections (as per signature of Lorry) might prove useful

[lorry53]

Thanks for that, Glen. Not the easiest of sites to find your way around, but I've bookmarked it for further investigation.

[lorry53]

Yes I'm afraid so.

I thought as much. Thanks, Margaret.