| Among various public records, obtaining death | | | | 1. Family members |
| records is one of the most important tool to | | | | Obtaining records on an individual's death can |
| trace one's genealogy or family history. Genealogy | | | | provide information regarding family members, |
| is considered more personal than general study | | | | from the parents up to the next of kin. Some |
| since most people who would like to trace family | | | | records may provide complete information such |
| history would focus on their own family. | | | | as family members that are both living and |
| The good thing about this particular public record | | | | deceased. |
| is that these are primary sources in which pieces | | | | 2. Source of death |
| of information were recorded and completed at | | | | If you are compiling or tracing a medical family |
| the time of death or at least close to the incident | | | | history, you can use death certificates and other |
| by someone who was there. | | | | records pertaining to one's death. These |
| This particular type of public records are | | | | information include the actual cause of death. |
| extremely useful and valuable since information | | | | These are extremely helpful if the research or |
| not supported by any other documents such as | | | | study involves police or legal investigation. |
| marriage or birth certificates or records can be | | | | 3. Occupation |
| filled out by this type of records. However, for | | | | You can also learn something about the deceased |
| vital information such as birth place, birth date, | | | | occupation. This additional data can be an |
| and information about the parents, obtaining them | | | | interesting item to add up in your genealogy. |
| through this type of public record can be risky. | | | | 4. Place and date of birth and marriage |
| That's because the person supplying information | | | | If you do not want to conduct a separate search |
| at the time of death could be somebody who | | | | for marriage and the only thing you want to |
| just know the deceased without really getting or | | | | know is the date and place, obtaining this type of |
| learning all other basic and important information. | | | | records can provide the information you need. |
| Even if death records may provide secondary | | | | Lastly, death records can also provide additional |
| information on other important data, these things | | | | information such as name and place of funeral |
| can provide primary information on the death | | | | home or cemetery. These things are not |
| itself, such as date, time, and location of death. | | | | necessarily important to the person tracing his or |
| Other information supplied on these records is | | | | her own genealogy but may find it interesting and |
| also vital especially if you are tracing or studying | | | | useful. |
| your own genealogy. This information includes: | | | | |