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Tracing a deceased person obituary
« 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.
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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2015, 06:51:44 PM »
If you mean the ancestry.co.uk site, I have access if you need help ?
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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #2 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?
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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #3 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 :-)
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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2015, 08:31:02 PM »
Thanks Fly
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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #5 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.

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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #6 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 !!
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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2015, 09:19:48 AM »
Thanks for trying Fly looks as if i may never find out.  :(
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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #8 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. :)

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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2015, 11:03:50 PM »
Bless you Poppy I will send you the details tomorrow.
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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #10 on: October 18, 2015, 07:09:58 PM »
Hi Pam I have sent you a PM :)

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Re: Tracing a deceased person obituary
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2015, 01:28:43 PM »
Thank you Wendy, it is quite intriguing isn't it.
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