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https://funeral-notices.co.uk/

  • 21-09-2021 10:27pm
    #1
    Jellybaby_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭


    I was watching the new series of A House Through Time and David Olusoga happened to mention this site for death notices, he found the death of a woman who had lived in the house he was researching. I never knew this site existed, its a UK version of rip.ie. I can't find how far back the notices go, anyone else here know?



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  • #2
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,709 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    I think it is relatively new. Blog posts go back to July 2020. They say they have 4.7m death notices, some are historic, some are current. There would be 500000-600000 deaths a year in the UK.

    A random search over the past decade for a surname showed results in every year.

    The Wayback machine has only got captures from August 2018 though.

    Hopefully it will become a really useful resources over time, just like rip.ie.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



  • #3
    Jellybaby_1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭Jellybaby_1


    Yes indeed, rip.ie is a great resource. If they ever want help transcribing old notices I'll apply!!



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