From: Geoff Nicholson Brian: You are probably right, but not necessarily. There is the (fairly) obvious point that we are assuming they died after 1 July 1837 for there to be a death certificate at all. Then there is the more likely objection that the certificate is issued by the registrar of the registration district within which the death took place. The burial might not be in the same district, depending on where there was a family grave, whether the deceased was away from home (business, shopping trip, visit to friends/relatives etc) and died unexpectedly while away. If a person who lived in Morpeth happened to die while on a visit to Newcastle, then the death certificate would be issued by the Newcastle registrar but the burial would probably have been "back home" in Morpeth. "Northumberland Central" is a comparatively modern registration district. For the 19th century (see FreeBMD for details of boundary- and name- changes) in general, Morpeth would be in Morpeth Registration District. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Brian Pears via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: knight frances <kcannyann@blueyonder.co.uk>; northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 17:48 Subject: Re: [NMB] Information On 28/09/2014 16:25, knight frances via wrote: > if someone die and was buried in Morpeth is it Newcastle I would get a > death certificate from please? No, you would get it from the Northumberland Central Register Office at Morpeth or online from http://registrar.northumberland.gov.uk/certificates/Search.aspx Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead) .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 29/09/2014 09:34, Geoff Nicholson via wrote: > For the 19th century (see FreeBMD for details of boundary- and name- > changes) in general, Morpeth would be in Morpeth Registration District. Geoff Fran didn't ask for the name of the registration district at the the time of the death, she asked where she would get a death certificate from at the current time. And, as I wrote, for a death at Morpeth, that is the Northumberland Central Registration District at Morpeth. Full address Northumberland Central Register Office Morpeth Town Hall Market Place Morpeth NE61 1LZ Morpeth Registration District ceased to exist on 31 Dec 1936, so there would be little point applying there. Brian -- Brian Pears (Gateshead)