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Burial Record - can't find death

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SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 22 Feb 2015 21:27

I've found a burial record for Harriet Hughes (Jun 1881 Coberley, Glos) and want to order the death certificate but I can't find the entry on Ancestry. Am particularly intrigued as she was 37 and was only married a couple of weeks beforehand. Are there gaps on Ancestry?

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Gloucestershire, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, London, Lithuania, Russia

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Feb 2015 21:41

looks like her from Ancestry

Name: Harriet Hughes
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Registration Year: 1882
Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
Age at Death: 37
Registration district: Cheltenham
Inferred County: Gloucestershire
Volume: 6a
Page: 247

think you have the burial year wrong

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend

Diamonds-R-A-Girls-Best-Friend Report 22 Feb 2015 21:42

From FMP

First name(s) HARRIET
Last name HUGHES
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1845
Age 37
Death quarter 2
Death year 1882
District CHELTENHAM
County Gloucestershire
Volume 6A
Page 247


First name(s) HARRIET
Last name HUGHES
Birth year 1881
Birth quarter 2
Registration month -
Mother's last name -
District CHELTENHAM
County Gloucestershire
Country England
Volume 6A
Page 423

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alviegal

alviegal Report 22 Feb 2015 21:44

I would say this was it but don't know why it would take so long to register her death.


England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription
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First name(s) HARRIET
Last name HUGHES
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1845
Age 37
Death quarter 2
Death year 1882
District CHELTENHAM
County Gloucestershire
Volume 6A
Page 247


This is the burial record.

Name: Harriet Hughes
Birth Year: abt 1844
Death Year: abt 1881
Death Age: 37
Burial Date: 7 Jun 1881
Parish: Coberley, Gloucestershire, England
Parish as it Appears: Coberley

She was the daughter of Jas. Wells and there had been a coroner's order.


Ah right! Looking at it, there are burials for 1881 and 1882 on the same page. The last 5 entries are for 1882..

Jacqueline

Jacqueline Report 23 Feb 2015 09:34

Gloucestershire BMD Indexes
Surname Given Names Age Year Died District Register Entry
HUGHES Harriet 37 1882 Cheltenham, Charlton Kings 16 234


Groom Surname Groom Forename Bride Surname Bride Forename District Parish Building Year Register Entry
HUGHES David WELLS Harriet Cheltenham Coberley St Giles 1881 1 80

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SheilaSomerset

SheilaSomerset Report 23 Feb 2015 09:49

Thanks everyone - looks like it's the 1882 cert. Her burial record has a note re coroner and I have looked in the newspaper archives but there's no Glos papers 1880-1884 - typical :-D

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Jean

Jean Report 24 Feb 2015 22:00

Ring the Glos record office they will do a look up for you & for a small charge e-mail a copy to you

Gwyn in Kent

Gwyn in Kent Report 1 Mar 2015 16:36

Death could only be registered after inquest, so burial could well be before registration, if permission had been given.
Even so there seems to be a huge discrepancy in this case.

Gwyn

alviegal

alviegal Report 3 Mar 2015 17:34

The burial was on the 7 June 1882. Whoever transcribed it didn't notice that half the page was for 1881 and the bottom 5 were for 1882.