Partial Transcript

Registration District: Wigan
1861. Death in the Sub-district of Standish in the County of Lancaster

When and where diedTenth August 1861
Giants Hall
Standish
Name and surnameJohn Ball
SexMale
Age55 years
Occupationa Farmer
Cause of deathObstruction of the Bowels
Certified
Signature, description and residence of informantHenry Ball
Present at the death
Standish
When registeredTwelfth August 1861
Signature of registrarJohn [illegible]
Registrar

[Certified copy obtained from the General Registrar Office in Wigan on 11 April 2007]


Research Notes

The Henry Ball who registered the death could have been John’s father, brother or son. All were alive at this time although John’s father was quite elderly.