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reference numbers to order cert please

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leesle

leesle Report 31 Jul 2013 19:28

Hi, im not on ancestry and this death isnt on freenbmd but I would like to order the cert if anyone can spare me a few mins to get the reference details, please.
John frederick dunn died dec 1940 yorkshire knaresborough age 74.
Many thanks to all.

George_of_Westbury

George_of_Westbury Report 31 Jul 2013 19:44

Is this him

From freebmd


Deaths Dec 1940 (>99%)
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Dunn John F 74 Knaresbro' 9a 344 Scan available - click to view


From FMP

Civil registration event: Death

View the original image
Name:DUNN, John F

Registration district: [?]Knaresborough

County:Yorkshire

Year of registration:1940

Quarter of registration:Oct-Nov-Dec

Age at death:74

Volume no:9A

Page no:344


George

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My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.

leesle

leesle Report 31 Jul 2013 19:46

It is indeed and many many thanks for answering

Pam

Pam Report 1 Aug 2013 08:07

The reason you didn't find it was because you probably put the full name in. John F Dunn found it but John Frederick didn't.

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Middlesex, Berkshire and Somerset

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 1 Aug 2013 11:56

For those who are not aware, FreeBmd automatically adds the wildcard * to the end of whatever you enter under first names.

Thus Jo searches as if you had entered Jo* - so you get John, Joseph, John William etc

John F searches as if you had entered John F* - so you get John Faulkner, John Frederick, John Francis, John F etc

The other thing I have noticed (using the OP example) is that after about 1911, only the initial of second names appears in the GRO index.

All of this is a good reason to always enter less rather than more. If you get too many results then you can always narrow the search down.

mgnv

mgnv Report 2 Aug 2013 05:02

Even if you don't have an Ancestry sub, you can search on Ancestry and, by clicking on the shopping basket, see the ref details of the order Ancestry will place for you. It doesn't give all the details on the GRO index - specifically, it doesn't give mum's maiden surname, spouses's surname, age at death. Also, having Ancestry place the order for you will more than double the cost to you.

With the year and quarter, you could search for the actual image thru 1983 on FreeBMD, even if it's not yet transcribed - the view images link on FreeBMD's home page leads to a klunky interface, but it eventually gets you the image.

Gee

Gee Report 2 Aug 2013 07:14

Here is the probate record for him:


England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

Name:John Frederick Dunn of: 20 Church Ave, Harrogate

Probate Date:4 Mar 1941

Death Date:11 Dec 1940 The General Hospital, Harrogate

Death Place:Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England

Registry:Llandudno

Probate to: Elsie May Dunn (spinster) £969 15s


You can send for a copy of the Will using the link below. Cost £6.00


http://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/probate

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