Death Certificate, 1872

Historical information

A large lot of papers, including this and many other birth, death and burial records, were apparently found in the ceiling cavity of the Sandy Creek/Tarnagulla Post and Telegraph Office in the later 20th Century, during building works.

Donald Clark Collection.

Physical description

Transcript of document (partly printed, partly handwritten):

TO THE REGISTRAR OF THE DISTRICT IN WHICH THE UNDERMENTIONED DEATH TOOK PLACE

I hereby certify that I attended Alexander Williams aged 72 last Birthday; that I last saw h__ on [not completed] that he died on April 16th at Newbridge

and that the cause of his death was Senile Decay.

Signed: Edward Green
Proff. Title: [indecipherable]
Address: Tarnagulla
Date: April 17th 1872

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