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Subject: Re: A search?
Date: Fri, 03 Nov 2000 00:00:54 -0500


Hello:
If you know James Hill died in Kilmarnock, what about having a search done in the
local church?
Bonnie

wrote:

> In a message dated 11/2/00 7:09:03 AM GMT Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> << I am new to mailing lists and am not sure what I can ask of people. Is it
> acceptable to ask people to look up a death? If not just let me know. All I
> know is that James HILL died somewhere after the 1861 census (Kilmarnock,
> found him here) and 1884 where it is stated on one of his son's marriage
> certificate (Kilmarnock) that he is dead, he was born c1830. I am trying to
> find his parents and his marriage details give no parents names at all. Is
> it right that a Scottish death certificate will give me his parents and his
> date and place of birth? >>
>
> Hi
> That is a difficult one. In Scotland death certificates can only be seen at
> Register House in Edinburgh where it costs £17 per day, so most folk tend to
> have more than enough with their own interests. However in USA and in
> Australia there are libraries where the whole set of films od certificates
> from 1855-1875 inclusive are kept and sometimes some kind soul will look up a
> certificate. You would improve your chances greatly if you could narrow the
> search down, by finding out if your James was alive in 1871 or 1881. James
> Hill is a very common name.
> Irene
>
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