How do I find a death record of someone who died in Victoria, British Columbia, in 1980?

DavidBeck1

Hello I am a T&FHC in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK. I have a researcher looking for his Father who died in 1980 in Victoria, British Columbia. The patron's father was Geoffrey William Hurst, who was an immigrant. Could someone signpost me to a database that contains a death record for Geoffrey? Or perhaps a department that can issue a paid for death certificate?

Grateful thanks,

@davebeck

lindastowemiller

Here is a link for how to order a death certificate in British Columbia:

Death Certificates - Province of British Columbia

Here is a link for information from Victoria, which may possibly help:

Family History Research Guide | City of Victoria

And here is a link to on-line death indexes, which may possibly help:

Online Death Indexes and Records for Canada

Áine Ní Donnghaile

Gail Dever's blog is a good read for availability of Canadian records, with a link to the BC archives:

https://search-collections.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/Genealogy

DavidBeck1

Thank you greatly. I will check out the purchase option.

@davebeck

Randall Jay Philpot

@DavidBeck1  

Noticed an obituary in the in the Canada, Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current for Geoffrey William Hurst in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada on 12 Jun 1980. 

 Information on how to order a death certificate online or by mail can be found at the following link:  Ordering a Death Certificate for the Province of British Columbia 

 I hope these links provide you with the information your patron requires.

DavidBeck1

@Randall Jay Philpot

Hello, thank you for the Newspaper link. I just want to ask if you know if death certificates issued in Victoria, British Columbia, have cause of death information by default?

My thanks and cheerio for now,

Randall Jay Philpot

@DavidBeck1

You may have noticed from the example given on the website

 Ordering a Death Certificate for the Province of British Columbia 

that the B.C. Death Certificate contains the following:

What B.C. Death Certificates Look Like

(21.6 cm x 17.8 cm)

Includes the following information about the deceased:

• Full name
• Sex
• Date of death
• Place of death
• Age
• Place of birth
• Province/state and/or country of residence
• Registration number
• Date of registration