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hi all
looking for a death of elizabeth coulson born 1890 nottingham
there is a few elizabeth coulsons on ancestry but i cant see the birth day
thank you
lorraine

The most likely was March 1957 in Nottingham. Was that the one you saw

I'm new at this so the experts will come up with the right answer :-)

The only way to get the birth day is to buy the cert

thank you barb very much

take care
lorraine

i did see that one

Hi Lorraine,

You might have already seen it but there is an age of 66 given on the death in the first quarter of 1857 which would give a birth date of 1890-91, so it seems very likely. To be absolutely sure it is the right Elizabeth Coulson you would need to get the death cert. and hope that the informant gave the right birth date or you recognise the address at death.

Presumably you know Elizabeth Coulson never married as you are looking under her birth name.

hi vera

coulson was her married name
her husband married again in 1957

so was looking for a death for elizabeth

The full date of birth was not put in the index on deaths until 1969. I also don't think the date of birth will be on the death certificate before this (although I could be wrong about that).

Kath. x

Doh - stupid me. That didn't occur to me.

The date of birth on a death certificate isn't official, it is just the age given by whoever registered the birth - so it can be just guesswork - it's probably approximate as a guide line

thank you all