Norma Do you have an address for either or both of them in any year in the 1860s? If so, you could apply to the GRO for a death cert without specifying a particular record. Simply say that the year of death was 1870 but that you don't know the actual record. That will take you to a page where you enter the names of the deceased, a date of death of (for example) 01/01/1870, and the place of death or the last known address. The GRO will then search for the complete years 1869, 1870, and 1871 in either the specified place or using the last known address and if they find a death that corresponds to the details you have provided, then you are lucky! If they don't, they will refund your £9.25. Equally you can enter a date of 01/01/1867 and they will look in the period 1866-1868. I have successfully used this type of unspecific query for births (where I have given a name and year and (say) the mother's maiden name), but have not tried it for deaths - so would be interested to hear how you get on if you try this. Good luck! Lawrence > From: normil@xtra.co.nz > To: ENG-SURREY@rootsweb.com > Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 08:43:55 +1200 > Subject: [SRY] BOOKER James and Elizabeth > > > There are a number of James and Elizabeth BOOKER deaths in the timeframe in which I am looking - 1864 to 1871. Is there any way of getting more information on each one, so I can narrow them down, taking a chance and ordering a death certificate could prove expensive when there are so many. > Many thanks, Norma > *************************************** > Send your List messages using **PLAIN TEXT** and always **TRIM AWAY** superfluous old messages in replies. > > List Admin can be contacted at: Eng-Surrey-admin@rootsweb.com. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-SURREY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message