Registering death of missing person

bazwomble | 17:10 Mon 21st Jan 2008 | Genealogy

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1) Can anyone advise what period of time has to elapse before someone who is "missing - presumed dead" can be offially registered as dead. Also is there anyway of finding out the deatils of any such registration online or otherwise? The registration I am interested in probably happened in 1924.
2) Is there anyway you can find details of an inquest online or otherwise? I am interested in an inquest that would have taken place in 1921? - Thank you

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dot.hawkes

not the details of the registration but i can find the quarter and district for you if you let he have the name.
the best way to look for the inquest details is to check the local newspapers kept in public reference libraries, coroners records were only kept for 30 years at that time
if u want me to find the entry so u can order a certificate email me the name and age and where they lived
[email protected]
should only take a few minutes

bazwomble

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Thanks for your reply. I will mail you shortly with details.

bazwomble

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dot.hawkes - I have tried to mail you but it has bounced back to me as undeliverable.

dot.hawkes

sorry, there is no . in between my email addy, so it is [email protected]

dot.hawkes

Hi again

i have looked at the census entry for 1891 for arthur and annie and they are both 27, I haven't found her death for sure, but is there any reason she would be in Epsom? In 1922 there is apossible death, i'll email the details.

bazwomble

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Hi - Thanks very much for looking. I had found that entry in Epsom in 1922, but Annie Alden who was married to Arthur E Alden definitely (as far as I can make out) died in Australia - the tree had some of her children living in Australia on it too. So I guess that maybe Arthur Alden didnt have to register the death - maybe he just got paperwork giving him permission to marry following the required passage of time of her disappearance(7 years). This is all supposition tho. I just need to know what the process is in these sort of situation (people going missing) and the time required before they are declared officially "dead". Thanks again anyway.

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