General Chat

Sorry if on wrong board, i was in the research rooms in GRO DUBLIN to-day doing a look up for someone, the name eg
Death of Jane Doe present at death Mary Doe.O.K. so far, that was what was written on book died in 1903.Gave in name vol. number year and page number copy of cert came back with an a mendment the month of death should have been the month before, and person that had died down as wittness (Mary Doe)
Wittness as Jane Doe cannot mend it even though right in book as machine has it the way i got the copy.
Lily.

I've read this 3 times and still cannot make head nor tail of it!

Am i missing summut?

Gerri x

I am sorry half asleep, try to explain better.
I went in to Dublin to day to get a death cert.
Name of person that died,
Catherine Davies died in JULY 1902 in wexford wittness to death Mary Doyle.
That is what is in the book in GRO but when i got the cert it said Mary Doyle had died and wittness was Catherine Davies died in August, August was amended to July but they cannot amend the names of people.
If still not clearly written i will delete.Thanks
Lily.

Yes DET that is right but they cannot change the names the right way round.
Wrong persons death, wrong person as witness.They did point out the month but i had to point out the name.
Lily

Surely they can make a new cert with correct info, cross referenced somehow to the incorrect info. When children are adopted and given new names they have a new cert dont they? Surely the same sort of treatment should apply in this case.

If you all know what I mean! I do.

Huia.