Hi can anyone explain why 2 relations who died 2 years apart would have the same death registration number.ie Emma Bate died 1928 6b 487 and Joyce Bate died 1930 6b 487. Thank you.Maggie.

> Hi can anyone explain why 2 relations who died 2 years apart would have > the same death registration number.ie Emma Bate died 1928 > 6b 487 and Joyce Bate died 1930 6b 487. Thank you.Maggie. > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > The reference is the page number in the return for that quarter. So just coincidence. Andy

Hi Maggie The references used are not unique to a record, they are reused in conjunction with the year and quarter This may help for the volume ref http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/civreg/GROIndexes.html A quick search of freebmd finds four BATE deaths with the same reference but different year and quarter Deaths Sep 1896 Bate Samuel 61 W. Bromwich 6b 487 Deaths Dec 1902 Bate Male 0 W. Bromwich 6b 487 Deaths Dec 1909 Bate William 2 W. Bromwich 6b 487 Deaths Dec 1930 Bate Joyce 2 Cannock 6b 487 Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > Hi can anyone explain why 2 relations who died 2 years apart would have > the same death registration number.ie Emma Bate died 1928 > 6b 487 and Joyce Bate died 1930 6b 487. Thank you.Maggie.