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Death Notices 1980’s

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  • 31-01-2021 3:26am
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    EER
    Registered Users Posts: 5 ✭


    I want to request a death certificate of a relative who died in the late 1980’s.

    Is there a way to find the exact date of the death online, without visiting the grave?


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    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,130 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    If there was a notice posted in a newspaper, you could get the date that way. If you want to PM me a name and location, I can take a look for you in a couple of the archive sites.


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    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,622 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Other than what Spurious offered, no, unfortunately.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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    Hermy
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    Do you know where the individual was buried?
    If so, there may be online access to a headstone photo or burial record with a date of death.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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    spurious
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    Just realised that with a low post count, the OP may not be able to send PMs, so I have sent one to them from me. I think that allows them to reply to me.


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    KildareFan
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    EER wrote: »
    I want to request a death certificate of a relative who died in the late 1980’s.

    Is there a way to find the exact date of the death online, without visiting the grave?


    A death notice in a newspaper is probably the most accurate. Unfortunately Rip.ie online death notices only go back to the mid 2000s.


    It might be worth searching on Findagrave.com to see if someone has uploaded the burial record, with maybe a photo of the headstone, if there is one. I have transcribed numerous headstones for Findagrave, however, sometimes only a year is recorded, and often dates on the headstone are different to dates on the death certificate. This can happen when the headstone is erected many years after the death.


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