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hi can anyone help me im trying to get a copy of a death certificate of my uncle he lived in ireland but died in a motorcycle accident in paris france his mom would really like a copy of the cert but his wife wont give her a copy any body got any ideas it would mean such a lot to her thanx a lot

Hi I am new to this, but how about getting intouch with the British embassy in Paris, and asking them where you should go.... Only thing I can think of. Sue

If he was a British Subject (N Ire) or an Irish Citizen (Eire) then his death may well have been registered through the General Register Office in either Dublin or in N Ireland, even though the death was abroad. You would need to contact the GRO in whichever part of Ireland is appropriate to establish how to get a copy of the cert. (I only know how to do it for English and Welsh people!!) Good Luck. Merry

What do you mean by Irealnd? Eire or the north? Would his death be registered in the overseas section of Irish deaths? France doesn't operate a national system like we do so if it was registerd by the French it wold be done at the the town hall where it happened. Good Luck!

Aren't deaths in France registered in France? I thought the death of the late Diana Princess of Wales was registered in Paris? Jay

This is fron the BRITISH EMBASSY in FRANCE (website) INFORMATION ON GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH If you know that a birth, death or marriage of a British national occurred in France and think that it may be registered in the Consular Register, we can make a search for the entry on receipt of payment of the Consular fee for this service, € 52.50. This amount should be sent by personal French cheque or mandat-cash payable to the British Embassy, Paris, or by international money order from outside France. Please note that payments in sterling cannot be accepted. On receipt of your payment, we will make the search and inform you of the outcome. You should bear in mind, however, that this fee is not refundable if no trace of the entry is found. If the entry is traced, certified copies can be supplied on request and on payment of a further fee of € 52.50 per copy. No records are held at this Consular Section prior to March 1850 for births November 1856 for deaths February 1878 for marriages Records of all the births, deaths and marriages registered at Consular posts abroad are held at: The General Register Office PO Box 2, Southport Merseyside PR8 2JD http://www.statistics.gov.uk Tel. 00 44 870 243 7788 or 00 44 151 471 4801 Fax: 00 44 170 455 0013 Certified copies of entries can also be obtained directly from that office. The fee of £11.50 per copy should be sent with the application. This amount includes a search fee. If no trace of the entry can be found the sum of £7 will be refunded to you. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Also found this: Genealogy in France Civil Registers (les registres d'état-civil) Records of civil registration are held in registries in local town halls (mairie). Copies of these registries are deposited each year with the local magistrate's court and then, when they are 100 years old, are placed in the archives for the town's Department. Due to privacy regulations, only records over 100 years old may be consulted by the public. It is possible to obtain access to the more recent records, however, if you are able to prove, through the use of birth certificates, your direct descent from the person in question. Deaths (Décès) Deaths were usually registered within a day or two in the town or city where the person died. These records can be especially useful for people born and/or married after 1792, because they may be the only existing records for these individuals. The very early death records often only include the full name of the deceased and the date and place of death. Most death records will also usually include the age and birthplace of the deceased as well as the parents' names (including mother's maiden surname) and whether or not the parents are also deceased. Death records will also usually include the names, ages, occupations, and residences of two witnesses. Later death records provide the marital status of the deceased, the name of the spouse, and whether the spouse is still alive. Women are usually listed under their maiden name, so you will want to search under both their married name and their maiden name to increase your chances of locating the record. The article goes on to tell you how to get a certificate http://genealogy.about.*com/library/weekly/aa070700c.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Good luck

thanx a lot for all your help ill give a go tommorow and let u know tjanx again ;-)