Hi Jean, Just another take on headstones.. I have a photo of a headstone of my gt gt grandmother with the wrong first name. I'm 99.9% sure about this as i have a lot of other documentation with her first name. Its the same date of death, and on the same headstone as her daughter and another relative. Its possible that the headstone was erected some time later , and whoever has organised it, has not known her first name? I aways thought information on a headstone was definitive, but now i try to find out who erected the headstone... how long is a piece of string ? :)) Cheers Sue jean pearce wrote: > Hello Listers > > > > Has anyone on the list ever been able to obtain a certificate from the NSW Registry of BDM 's, > > where there is no entry for an event, in the on-line indexes? > > > > I have a very clear photgraph of a headstone in Tamworth cemetery, with a date of death in 1965. > > > > I have thought of the possibility that this person might have died out of the state, > > but have no way of knowing that. I've tried the Ryerson Index, but no luck. > > > > Many Thanks > > > > Jean > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Use Messenger in your Hotmail inbox Find out how here > http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=823454 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

> I aways thought information on a headstone was definitive, I've found numerous incorrect death dates on headstones. > I have thought of the possibility that this person might have died out of the state, > > but have no way of knowing that. I've encountered cases where people have been listed on headstones and died in another country. I didn't get the original email that started this thread so I apologise if you have already provided the answer to this, but have you checked the burial register? Mind you, this isn't foolproof either as sometimes burials don't make it into the register. Leandra

Hi Jean, There are a number of possibilities that make it difficult to find the correct entry for a death certificate, but it would be rare for a death certificate not to have been issued when there is a body to bury. The date entry on the headstone may be incorrect - I have a headstone dated 1915 for a death that occurred in 1914. The Christian name or surname may be incorrectly spelt on the headstone or on the original death certificate, and therefore on the index. I have a lady who was named Bessie Ellen at birth and who was buried by her family as Elizabeth Helen. When a person dies in hospital, the staff there fill out the details for the death cert and they do not have all the relevant info - at times even putting a person down as unmarried when they were married with a family, because that information was not given at the time of admission to hospital. Have you searched the papers in the Tamworth area for a funeral notice or obituary? Have you tried every possible spelling variation on the death index? Have you contacted the cemetery to find the actual date of burial and the name given? Was the person cremated and the ashes buried there some time after her death? Good hunting, Rosalyn ----- Original Message ----- From: Sue England To: aus-nsw@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:55 AM Subject: Re: [AUS-NSW] Missing entries in on-line BDM Hi Jean, Just another take on headstones.. I have a photo of a headstone of my gt gt grandmother with the wrong first name. I'm 99.9% sure about this as i have a lot of other documentation with her first name. Its the same date of death, and on the same headstone as her daughter and another relative. Its possible that the headstone was erected some time later , and whoever has organised it, has not known her first name? I aways thought information on a headstone was definitive, but now i try to find out who erected the headstone... how long is a piece of string ? :)) Cheers Sue jean pearce wrote: > Hello Listers > > > > Has anyone on the list ever been able to obtain a certificate from the NSW Registry of BDM 's, > > where there is no entry for an event, in the on-line indexes? > > > > I have a very clear photgraph of a headstone in Tamworth cemetery, with a date of death in 1965. > > > > I have thought of the possibility that this person might have died out of the state, > > but have no way of knowing that. I've tried the Ryerson Index, but no luck. > > > > Many Thanks > > > > Jean > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Use Messenger in your Hotmail inbox Find out how here > http://windowslive.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=823454 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AUS-NSW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message