I know what you mean I sent for my great grandfather John Thomas Latimer who died July 23, 1890 at Portage La Prairie . The whole center was cut out which contain information such as cause of death. It had a small not which stated for my eyes only. I have so many stories on how he died that was the main reason for me want a copy of his death certificate T. James(Jim) Latimer ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patrick & Katrina Lawson" <patnkat2@konnect.net> To: <CAN-MANITOBA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 2:34 PM Subject: [CAN-Manitoba] Vital Statistics Question > I contacted the Vital Statistics Agency to get some information on > requesting birth and death records. It seems I have to find someone who > qualifies as immediate next of kin even though the person was born (and > died) in the mid 1880's. > > Here's the kicker: the application will only get me the certificate, > which doesn't really have any information on it. (and still costs $25) > If I want to get a copy of the registration, this is what the > application says, > > "Restricted certified photocopies are rarely needed by citizens and are > by law for restricted use only. If you believe you need such a copy, a > detailed explanation must be given when requesting this document as to > why it is required." > > Since the individual I need the information on is the daughter of my > great-great-grandfather, I'm not sure what to tell the Vital Statistics > people that would induce them to send me a copy of the registration. > > Any suggestions? > > Katrina > Okinawa, Japan > > ~~~~~~~~~ > R O U N S E F E L L One-Name Study at: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~rounsfel/ > > My entire family tree at: > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~patnkat/ > > > > > > > ==== CAN-MANITOBA Mailing List ==== > Manitoba GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canmb/ > > ============================== > Ancestry.com Genealogical Databases > http://www.ancestry.com/search > Search over 2500 databases with one easy query! >