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Hi,
Some members may recall that I have been searching for the date of death (and details) of the John Guest (my Gt Gt Grandfather) shown in the BCC tree below .

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=222760

He married Ann Maria Hughes (nee Kendrick) in 1858 and is shown as deceased on his daughter's birth certificate (Sarah Ann Guest born 31 January 1859). I obtained a death certificate for the most likely FreeBMD record shown on the GRO index for 1858 (Stourbridge District, Sep Qtr 1858 6c 82) and it turned out to relate to a child

I have now found a FreeReg record showing the burial of a John Guest, aged 22 years (about right), in St Andrew's Church, Netherton on 22 August 1858 but there is no GRO corresponding record; however the West Midland BMD index shows an entry for the death of a John Guest in the Dudley District in 1858 (DUD/040/39). Regrettably it does not give any further information, so I

All and any comments welcomed; for example, is it not unusual for the 'local' records to be more accurate that the central GRO records found on FreeBMD

H

BC Wench if you about do you have any info on that burial at St Andrews dudley?

nailer2011 wrote:Hi,
Some members may recall that I have been searching for the date of death (and details) of the John Guest (my Gt Gt Grandfather) shown in the BCC tree below .

http://bcconnections.tribalpages.com/tr ... ver=222760

He married Ann Maria Hughes (nee Kendrick) in 1858 and is shown as deceased on his daughter's birth certificate (Sarah Ann Guest born 31 January 1859). I obtained a death certificate for the most likely FreeBMD record shown on the GRO index for 1858 (Stourbridge District, Sep Qtr 1858 6c 82) and it turned out to relate to a child

I have now found a FreeReg record showing the burial of a John Guest, aged 22 years (about right), in St Andrew's Church, Netherton on 22 August 1858 but there is no GRO corresponding record; however the West Midland BMD index shows an entry for the death of a John Guest in the Dudley District in 1858 (DUD/040/39). Regrettably it does not give any further information, so I

All and any comments welcomed; for example, is it not unusual for the 'local' records to be more accurate that the central GRO records found on FreeBMD

H

if you contact steve the vicar at St Andrews he would proberly check it out for you and email you the info he might also no who in the grave with him


http://www.achurchnearyou.com/netherton ... ew-church/

peterd,

thank you; I will give the vicar a try...

H

St Andrew"™s, Netherton

John Guest "“ Abode: Cradley Heath "“ Burial: 22 August 1858 "“ Age: 22yrs

I have had a few records go missing on their way to the GRO so no, it is not unusual to find them local and not national.

You also have to remember that the registration district he is recorded in has to do with his place of death, not his last living address.

BC Wench wrote:St Andrew"™s, Netherton

John Guest "“ Abode: Cradley Heath "“ Burial: 22 August 1858 "“ Age: 22yrs

Thanks BC wench I will add this as a possible on Bcc.

Nailer maybe send off for that certif and say you only want it if John is born around such and such date.
With a bit of luck it will be your John Guest.

let us know how you get on nailer

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