HI Dotty, Very occassionally, I have found, the cause of death, or a vague allusion to it, is given in the burial register of the parish church where the person had been buried. If the cause of death is not given there then back in the time before the start of Civil Registration, in July 1837, there really wasn't any consistent recording of causes of death. It might be possible that you wold find a newspaper report of the death if the person died suddenly in an accident or something or was a person of note in the area whose death was newsworthy etc., otherwise I doubt you will find out the cause of death. As you have found out that the person died in 1811 I assume you have found the burial entry in the Parish Register. Regards Jenny DeAngelis Spain. > Can SKP help me with this? > How would I go about finding the cause of death for someone who died in > 1811. > in the Wensley / Layburn area? > Are there any death reports at this time & where would I start to look

Also try the Bishop's Transcripts - Although they are purportedly just copies of the Registers, I find that the authors of these annual documents often embellish them with comments or provide information additional to that contained in the Parish Registers. They are always well worth a try. Paul Kirby Jenny De Angelis wrote: > HI Dotty, > > Very occassionally, I have found, the cause of death, or a vague > allusion to it, is given in the burial register of the parish church > where the person had been buried.