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

Randy 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,

Randy 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