Recent deaths

[ElizabethHerts]

Is there any way I can find out if someone has died in the past year?
I have a feeling of great foreboding about a friend.

[anne fraser]

Not a nice way to find out but have you tried googling her name plus address? It will often bring up an obituary. I do hope you are wrong though.

[ElizabethHerts]

Yes, I have, Anne. I sent my friend an e-mail as I haven't been able to contact her by phone. The e-mail has come back as undeliverable.

[vita]

I found one recently by searching the newspaper in my friend's local area. Sometimes the

word 'obituary' succeeds in a Google search after name, too.

[Michael]

My mum asked me to do this for some old friends of hers who hadn't replied to Christmas cards. One I did find an obituary for, another was confirmed as alive in the last few months (listed as in attendance in the minutes of a local council meeting), and the third I failed to find anything either way. If it's a common name you can try Googling with a place name, assuming you know one.

[kiterunner]

You can also try searching the probate index.
https://www.gov.uk/search-will-probate

[ElizabethHerts]

I have searched the Probate Index with no results. However, I did find the probate for her mother who died last year.

[Durham Lady]

Have you tried the BT white Pages? https://www.thephonebook.bt.com Possible her number has changed.

[Anstey Nomad]

Are you near any of these places, which have the complete indexes on microfiche for you to search without charge?

Library of Birmingham
Bridgend Local and Family History Centre
City of Westminster Archives Centre
Manchester Central Library
Newcastle City Library
Plymouth Central Library
The British Library (you’ll need to register first)

[ElizabethHerts]

I have sent a Christmas card to her and I have attached an address label sticker so that the family can contact me if need be. Another friend is also doing the same.

Fingers crossed!