Hi Not Sure If This Is Right Section... Never Really Had Contact With Real Mother Over My Life, But Am Having

[alinic]

heath problems... she died about 10-15 years ago how do i find out what she died of? I only have her name on my birth cert.
Thankyou all as your always quick to support and answer x

[treetops68]

I don't know if they still do it but the Salvation Army used to help people in similar situations to yours. Might be a good place to start.

[Sycamore3House]

It may state the cause of death on her death certificate which you could apply for. Even if you do not know exact dates just give as much info as you can.

[Peter Pedant]

causes of death on death certificates arent really .... accurate

[anneasquith]

peter, why are they not accurate ?

[Old_Geezer]

I'm unsure how that will help you. Whatever she died of doesn't necessarily mean you will be suffering the same fate. You couldn't even know that with a DNA comparison. What you need is a good diagnosis of whatever ails you.

And yes the death certificate isn't difficult to get hold of. Use the genealogy sites/databases to identify her, then get the details and send off for the certificate.

[Sqad]

If you know where she died, then you can contact the local registrar for births and deaths.

I can quite understand why you need these details.

[naomi24]

If you post your question in Genealogy, a sub-section of History, someone who has access to Genes Reunited or to Ancestry.com might be able to trace her for you. That would give you a definite date of death and an indication of where the death was registered.

[Old_Geezer]

But one would probably need more info than Mrs. Alinic.

[naomi24]

Of course - but if alinic is happy to give the name here - or a throwaway email address so that investigations can be conducted privately - it shouldn't be too difficult to trace her.

[alinic]

Thanks for all your in put, just wasnt sure where to start, now I do! Thank you all for your help and advise. x

[anneasquith]

good luck.

[tamborine]

Accurate cause of death are not recorded on death certs. If you know your mums GP or hospital they could supply medical records as you are related.