Few beginner questions

[Kristie]

Hi, I'm fairly new to all of this...how do i find out causes of death for my relatives? Is that even possible?
And occupations?

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Kristie,

Death certificates will give the cause of death and for occupations birth and marriage certificates the census will give names, occ, ages, address, household relationships, where born, though not all were truthful with their details.

 

[Kristie]

where would i find death certificates?
i also find the place names very confusing...like parishes and counties etc
sorry im australian

 

[juliejtp]

Hi Kristie,

The birth, marriage and death indexes (BMD) England and Wales can be viewed on line.

There is the free BMD (the transcribing of the indexes are ongoing so this is not a complete index)

http://www.freebmd.org.uk/

Ancestry have a 14 day free trial where you can view the BMD, census images and other records.

http://www.ancestry.co.uk/