Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could help with information on how I go about applying for a copy of a death certificate for someone who died in 1972... bearing in mind that I'm in New Zealand and cannot go personally to request it. I have been searching for information on my husband's uncle, James McCullough Cunningham for many years. I finally managed to get a copy of some SSDI records which shows the correct James and that he died in Oct 1972.....no day, just month and year. On the day I received his SSDI record I also found his arrival in New York on the SS Transylvania in 1929....think I also managed to find him in the 1930 census. WOW what a great day. Also are there any online (or not) directories/electoral rolls for the 1930 s - 1970's in 1936 when he applied for his SS number he was living at 2032 5th Avenue and was working for Union ****? Bank at 6th Avenue and 40th St. Any help or suggestions appreciated. Cheers, Kate

Hello Kate, I can't answer all your questions, but you can find a form to use by going here:http://vitalrec.com/ny.html#State. Wow... the death certificate there are expensive! I thought when I inquired about one some years back they had to be on file for 75 years. Another suggestion would be to write to a library near where he died. I find addresses through the on-line yellow pages. Sometimes the libraries have the deceased indexed by name, so you might get lucky. Sorry, I can't help you more. I have very few relatives with NY connections. Bev Living in Rio Vista, California where the whales are lost (I got to see them) Pray they make it back to the ocean. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kate Cunningham" <kate.cun@xtra.co.nz> To: <NYNEWYOR@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 4:18 PM Subject: [NYNEWYOR] Getting a copy of a Death Certificate and Directories1930's - 1970's > Hi all, > > I was wondering if anyone could help with information on how I go about > applying for a copy of a death certificate for someone who died in 1972... > bearing in mind that I'm in New Zealand and cannot go personally to > request > it. > > I have been searching for information on my husband's uncle, James > McCullough Cunningham for many years. > > I finally managed to get a copy of some SSDI records which shows the > correct > James and that he died in Oct 1972.....no day, just month and year. > > On the day I received his SSDI record I also found his arrival in New York > on the SS Transylvania in 1929....think I also managed to find him in the > 1930 census. WOW what a great day. > > Also are there any online (or not) directories/electoral rolls for the > 1930 > s - 1970's in 1936 when he applied for his SS number he was living at 2032 > 5th Avenue and was working for Union ****? Bank at 6th Avenue and 40th St. > > Any help or suggestions appreciated. > > Cheers, > > Kate > Jim Garrity, List Administrator > jimgarrity@earthlink.net > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYNEWYOR-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >