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• Cause of
death
The cause of death is normally recorded, along with
the name of the physician taking care of him and how
long he had attended the deceased. This will give an
idea about how long the person had suffered from that
particular illness, and by following the causes of
death in that family might always help in the
diagnosis of genetically inherited illness in his
family.
• Informant's name
Normally an informant's name and address are given on
the death certificate. Most Often this is the son or
daughter or other close relative who has had direct
contact with the deceased person for many years and
who, therefore, is familiar with the deceased. It may
be helpful to follow the liens of descent of an
informant who is a child in the hope that you can find
someone who has old family records like photographs,
letters, etc. which would gives more information about
the deceased person..
• Place of burial
Place of burial is another information that is
provided in the death certificate. if sometimes the
place of death is different to the place of burial
than both of them must be mentioned .normally a person
is buried near his wife or his relatives .that is why
The gravestone may give you clues as to the relatives,
ancestors, spouse, and children of this person and may
show the place of birth, even if it is not given on
the death certificate.
• Undertaker or funeral
home name
Often the name of an undertaker or funeral home is
shown. As in the case of cemetery records, when you
cannot find a birthplace or parents' names for
someone, contact the undertaker or funeral home to see
if his records include this information. If the
business is no longer in existence, a present-day
funeral home in the same town can often tell you where
the records are now stored.
Why do we need death
certificates ?
Death records are vital components of all genealogical
research .genetic researchers basically gather vital
information about the deceased person along with other
family members from the death certificates. This
information helps in understanding specific
inheritable traits. Also death records are also very
much important in several legal issues like
inheritance of property of the deceased, getting his
life insurance benefits and also in criminal case
proceedings. Death records also provide the missing
links in a person’s family tree. |
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