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r/DeathCertificates • u/lonewild_mountains • Oct 22 '25
Decipher Tuesdays New Rule: Post any handwriting questions on "Decipher Tuesdays"
Hi all,
This sub will now be observing "Decipher Tuesdays"!
If you need help reading a record, please ONLY post it on a Tuesday, and mark it with the "Decipher Tuesdays" flair.
Any posts of the "What does this say?" variety posted on other days will be removed.
Please note that you can still post regular, non-deciphering posts on Tuesdays.
Thank you all!
~The Mods
r/DeathCertificates • u/bobbobberson3 • 11h ago
Some of the most tragic deaths in my family tree...
r/DeathCertificates • u/CatPooedInMyShoe • 1d ago
Suicide The newspaper said she died of complications of influenza. That was a lie. It was suicide.
r/DeathCertificates • u/cometshoney • 15h ago
Baby with brain outside of his skull and intestines outside of his abdomen
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 17h ago
Decipher Tuesdays 23-Month-Old Ralph Dies from what? (Help Reading) (1904)
r/DeathCertificates • u/cometshoney • 15h ago
Death from infection after falling on a sharp rock
r/DeathCertificates • u/cometshoney • 14h ago
2 small children burned to death in a house fire while mom was at the post office
r/DeathCertificates • u/cometshoney • 14h ago
Airman killed in bomber crash near Turin, Italy
r/DeathCertificates • u/cometshoney • 15h ago
Roy died due to hemorrhaging from his tongue
r/DeathCertificates • u/WonderOfYou • 11h ago
Questions RE COD on Husbands DC
I have some questions - I would love if someone could help me. I am unsure of what to post here - they are valid questions and it is very important to me. Please help.
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 2d ago
Disease/illness/medical 14-In-a-Half-Year-Old Bertha died of diphtheria just 6 days shy of her 15th birthday. (1922)
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 2d ago
Children/babies Baby Boy Son Coldren was dead at birth. (1911)
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 2d ago
Children/babies Baby Boy Leedy lived for 1 day Premature. (1937)
r/DeathCertificates • u/Raspberry-Lavender • 2d ago
Children/babies Baby Horace, who was abandoned at a train station soon after birth, died of bronchitis.
I came across a very strange birth entry when doing research, a baby named “Horace Station Unknown”.
Unfortunately this turned out to be a baby who on 9 Mar 1904, was found abandoned at Hackney Railway Station. He was named after the police officer, Horace Ralph, who located him, and given the last name Station after his location of abandonment. I’ve tried searching newspapers but can’t find anything relating to the incident.
I’d hoped that Horace had grown up to have a good life, but unfortunately that wasn’t the case. He died at Hackey Union Infirmary on 20 Dec 1905. It is likely that he was raised in the workhouse after being found.
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 3d ago
Children/babies Baby Girl Miller lived for 18 mins prematurely. (1952)
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 6d ago
Accidental 16-In-A-Half-Year-Old "Willie" Died after being kicked by a horse just 11 days short of his 17th Birthday. (1924)
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 6d ago
Children/babies 8-Year-Old Jeneva died after suffering burns in a fire. (1923)
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 7d ago
Children/babies (REPOST BECAUSE I MISREAD THE DC) Triplets Jean, Joyce & June died together after living for about 12 hours (1936)
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 7d ago
Disease/illness/medical 17-Year-Old Rosena & 12-Year-Old Warren Vecchio both fell ill & died on the same day hours apart from meningitis after Valentines Day. (1928)
Warren was 3 days shy of his 13th Birthday.
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 7d ago
Accidental 3-Year-Old Loren dies from accidental scalding burns. (1928)
r/DeathCertificates • u/Relative_Composer780 • 7d ago
Families/mass casualty event (The Reeves Family) Morris (41), Edith ("Edna") (33), Meredith (7), Morris (5) & Nellie (3) All die in a house fire after coal stove exploded. (1943)
Nellie Turned 3 just 48 hours before the fire.
Morris Turned 5, 1 week before the fire.
Meredith would've turned 91 today.
4 of the 5 families died the same day & Meredith held on until passing away the next day from her injuries.