Need better eyes

Post by **Jean Jeanie** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:12 pm

Hi All

Obviously 4 heads are better than 1

Between us I think we have got it right

Best wishes
Jean

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:12 pm

You guys are amazing:) Props to all of you =D>

I've never seen a 'died instantly' before.

dennis

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 12:54 am

It's always a good idea, in this sort of situation, to check that the image in the gallery is the same size as that supplied by SP.

All the best,
Alan

Montrose Budie · Post by **Montrose Budie** » Thu Jan 24, 2008 4:44 am

Dennis wrote:You guys are amazing:) Props to all of you =D>

I've never seen a 'died instantly' before.

dennis

Hi Dennis

Basically, the puir mannie fell doon deid !

Unlike in England, the Scottish registration proceedure required not just the cause of death but also certification by a doctor.

In the early years, however, as here, a doctor wasn't always called in in such cases, especially when it was clear that natural causes were involved. Later on, you will nearly always find that a doctor was called in, in which case you will find something like "seen after death".

Sometimes, if the deceased had a regular medical attendant in the years prior to the death, there may not even be those words.

Even later on, it was necessary for such a sudden death where there had been no regular medical attendant prior to the death to be referred to the Procurator Fiscal, and the doctor that the PF used would then certify the cause of death, leading to an entry in the Register of Corrected Entries, but, always assuming that there were no dark deeds involved, or the matter didn't proceed to a Fatal Accident Inquiry (there is no such thing in Auld Scotia as a coroner) then all that the RCE entry will provide is information on the cause of death, and, possibly, a bit more info about the exact location.

MB