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I'm trying to find where or if i can find a free website that will allow me to find the death notice of my Great Uncle John Young he was born in Rostrevor Nothern Ireland 1912 and died boxing day 1981. I have now obtained his death certificate but i'm wanting to try find his family through the newspaper obituries and acknowlegements of the papers anyone any suggestions

Contact the local newspaper for the area............google for its name etc.

BUT...........you can't assume that a death notice was published.............not everyone goes down that route

Who registered his death?

Have you looked ion search trees to find whether a GR member other than you is researching the man?

I've googled the area for the trafford area of manchester and nothing comes up. i do agree however that not everyone does go down the route of publishing the deaths. i've spoken with my auntie and she went to the funeral in 1981 and was told that it was published and the person who registered his death was his son also called john

You could try contacting the Manchester Evening News - this would have been the most popular newspaper for such notices in that area I believe.

There is nothing on their site on line going that far back but they may have someone who will look in their archives for you?

http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/life_and_style/announcements/

Dea x

Thank you dea i'll try that but i live in Derbyshire and it's not the easiest of places to get to but i'll try looking up on the website

Just send the newspaper an e-mail - they may be able to help you.

Also Manchester Library will have copies of local papers too - e-mail them and they may look it up for you.

Best of luck,

Dea x

Thank you Dea i appreciate your help i'll let you know how i get on


Thank you Flick i'll try that

i'll let you know how i get on with this part of my reasearch