Just like to add to Sarah's comments re information on certificartes. I have a Mary Ann Guile dying in 1882 Portsea with Amelia Ann Groom given as her granddaughter present at the death. Whoopee I said another clue, except following through via censii etc. Amelia Ann b. 1843 was the daughter of Richard Howard and Caroline Mathews. She married Charles Groom in 1863 St. Marys, Portsea. Nothing has come to light with the names Groom, Howard or Mathews that links them to the Guile family. All suggestions welcome - Pamela At 09:27 PM 24/06/2005 +0100, you wrote: >Linda and Tony wrote: "The certificate should be an exact copy Jon" > >The word there is *should*. A cousin of mine received a copy of a death >certificate from the GRO with the informant shown as 'Elizabeth Carter, >Widow of deceased, Daughter-in-Law, Present at the death, Shirland'. >This served only to confuse us, as we couldn't understand how someone >could be both the widow and daughter-in-law (or possibly meaning >step-daughter at that time). His wife was Elizabeth and there was a >known daughter-in-law called Elizabeth Carter. > >A few months later I ordered some other certificates from Chesterfield >RO, Derbyshire, which covers the above Shirland. I enquired about the >informant on the certificate. I received a telephone call to say that in >their original registers, the words 'widow of the deceased' had been >crossed out. This explained everything and obviously was an error in the >copying from the RO's registers to the GRO copy. > >So, what I'm saying is that if the certificate you obtained was from the >GRO, maybe you could check with the relevent register office to see if >their register contains exactly the same information? > >Hope that helps, > >Sarah > >-- >No virus found in this outgoing message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.0/27 - Release Date: 23/06/2005 > > > >==== ENG-HAM-PORTSMOUTH-GOSPORT Mailing List ==== >practice safe text - tell the Listowners about virus worries - DON'T >SPREAD IT ON THE LIST! > >============================== >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx