Hi Margaret Certainly the death certificate is more likely to be correct than the burial However there is plenty of scope for human intervention with both <g> Are you sure its the same person, does the age at death tally with the age at burial ? If ages do not tally you may be looking at a coincidence of two people Does it mention that an inquest took place, was it registered by the Coroner? I would first ask the GRO or Registrars office to confirm the date is correct then check the burial with Berks FHS All it takes is slight mistake on eithers part which is extremely easy to do Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) Have today received a copy of the Death Certificate for the above which states he died of a diseased heart on 15 Jan 1868 in Longcot, Berkshire. However the burial records for Longcot as found on the Berkshire FHS CD states he was buried 19 Dec 1867 - any ideas ?? Would you assume that the Certificate was correct? Margaret Alexander