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    Going through my OH's Grandmothers papers I found she had the original death certificate for her husband. However, what threw me is that she has it in duplicate - They are obviously done by the same person and the numbers are consecutive. Was it common for the registrar to give out 2 copies?

    Linda
    Linda


    My avatar is my Grandmother Carolina Meulenhoff 1896 - 1955

  • #2
    Is there any difference, no matter how small, between the 2 copies?
    Kit

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    • #3
      No. they are identical
      Linda


      My avatar is my Grandmother Carolina Meulenhoff 1896 - 1955

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      • #4
        Hi
        I have several copies of my father's death cert. We needed them to send to his bank & insurance companies.
        Moggie

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        • #5
          I just wasn't sure if they gave out copies like that in 1947 - would you have needed them as much then?
          Linda


          My avatar is my Grandmother Carolina Meulenhoff 1896 - 1955

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          • #6
            We had five copies of my father's death certificate for various purposes like bank, investments etc etc.

            I think we had to pay for them (??) but they were cheaper if they were 'current' £3 I seem to remember. And they said they would stay that way while that registration book was the current one.

            Anne

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            • #7
              Okay, thanks for your help.
              Linda


              My avatar is my Grandmother Carolina Meulenhoff 1896 - 1955

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              • #8
                We too had several copies of my mother's death certificates. This was because it speeded up the Probate process. You have to send off a copy to each financial institution, and if we had only one and waited for it to be returned it would have taken a long time to sort out the finances.
                Elizabeth
                Research Interests:
                England:Purkis, Stilwell, Quintrell, White (Surrey - Guildford), Jeffcoat, Bond, Alexander, Lamb, Newton (Lincolnshire, Stalybridge, London)
                Scotland:Richardson (Banffshire), Wishart (Kincardineshire), Johnston (Kincardineshire)

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                • #9
                  Ditto - I had ten copies for my late father as his financial affairs were very widespread.

                  Some were returned, most weren't and I finished up with three in the end.

                  OC

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