Richard William Smirthwaite/Elizabeth Newman

[Yanto]

Looking for the deaths of Richard & his wife Elizabeth. Tried searching BMD indexes without success. Only have approx dates..Richard abt 1942 & Elizabeth abt 1932. Richard was a butcher & lived in Bearwood Rd, Smethwick twds end of his life. He was born in Wolverhampton in 1855, his wife born in Purton, Wiltshire also 1855. Possibly burial (cremation ?) for both at Uplands cemetery in Smethwick.

[Geoffers]

Welcome to the B-G forums

Looking for the deaths of Richard & his wife Elizabeth. Tried searching BMD indexes without success. Only have approx dates..Richard abt 1942 & Elizabeth abt 1932.

Just to clarify the above, when you write that you've tried the BMD indexes - is this freebmd, or the full General Register Office (GRO) index?

[MarkJ]

Which index have you looked at?
The freeBMD indexes do not yet cover that period fully - especially deaths.

You would need to look in the index on a pay site which will cover that period.

Mark

[Sandyhall]

Hi
a possible death......

Deaths Mar 1931

Smirthwaite Elizabeth - age76 - Birmingham S. 6d, 422

Sandy

[Yanto]

Hi Sandy,
Thanks for info. I am a new member and I'm not used to forums/blogs ! Thats cos I'm a silver surfer. Again thank you for help.
Yanto

[Yanto]

Which index have you looked at?
The freeBMD indexes do not yet cover that period fully - especially deaths.

You would need to look in the index on a pay site which will cover that period.

Mark

Thanks for your help...I was looking at BMD's on Ancestry.co.uk My subs has now lapsed, too expensive for a silver surfer ! Yanto

[Yanto]

Welcome to the B-G forums



Just to clarify the above, when you write that you've tried the BMD indexes - is this freebmd, or the full General Register Office (GRO) index?

Many thanks for pointing out my slip ! I was looking at BMD's on Ancestry.co.uk. Unfortunately my sub has now lapsed cos I cannot afford it as a silver surfer ! Yanto

[Sandyhall]

Hi Sandy,
Thanks for info. I am a new member and I'm not used to forums/blogs ! Thats cos I'm a silver surfer. Again thank you for help.
Yanto

Hi

glad you found us Yanto, nothing wrong with being a Silver Serfer, you can grow old disgracefully like me.

Sandy