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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: Old Cruser on October 11, 2015, 05:36:52 PM

Title: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Old Cruser on October 11, 2015, 05:36:52 PM

I decided to look for an old friend I lost touch with years ago.

found they died and where they died also the place they are buried.

But --- when I checked out the obits for the person in a newspaper there is no write up available.

Instead it gives the Ancestory site to go to?

Why?

Never come across this before???

Any suggestions please.

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Fly on October 11, 2015, 06:51:44 PM

If you mean the ancestry.co.uk site, I have access if you need help ?

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Old Cruser on October 11, 2015, 07:26:48 PM

Thanks Fly - yes I do - but how could it be taken out of the newspaper and made exclusive to them?

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Fly on October 11, 2015, 08:08:52 PM

Perhaps the relatives of the deceased person wanted to keep some details out of the general public's eye.
PM me a few details and I'll get back to you :-)

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Old Cruser on October 11, 2015, 08:31:02 PM

Thanks Fly

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Stuart on October 13, 2015, 02:42:05 AM

It won't know be exclusive to Ancestry - Ancestry will be paying the search engine to point to them. You've found the location of your friend's death, so you could go and look through the local paper at a library. That's hit and miss, though, an can require a lot of work for the possibility of no reward. If Ancestry has copied the obit, then it exists separately, but theirs is an easy, indexed way of accessing it.

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Old Cruser on October 13, 2015, 01:44:48 PM

Thanks Stuart.

Both my friends parents are there to read - it's just my friends who has gone ????

I just find it odd !!

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Old Cruser on October 16, 2015, 09:19:48 AM

Thanks for trying Fly looks as if i may never find out.  :(

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: poppy on October 16, 2015, 07:53:06 PM

Hi OC
I have access to old newspapers on Find my Past. Willing to give it a go if you want. Just send me some details. :)

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Old Cruser on October 16, 2015, 11:03:50 PM

Bless you Poppy I will send you the details tomorrow.

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: poppy on October 18, 2015, 07:09:58 PM

Hi Pam I have sent you a PM :)

Title: Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
Post by: Old Cruser on October 19, 2015, 01:28:43 PM

Thank you Wendy, it is quite intriguing isn't it.