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The death indexes show:

 name.

 name and number of district.

 reference number.

 ages (the 1859-60 indexes lack ages, but they have been added to the online version).

 from 1974 onwards the mother’s maiden name appears.

 married women are indexed under married and maiden surname(s). Beware that if a woman was married before, her earlier married name might be given, accidentally, in lieu of her maiden name. If she had been married more than once, one or more of her former married names might (accidentally) be left out.

The death records always show:

 name.

 date, time and place of death.

 cause of death, how long the deceased had been suffering, and the name of the doctor if present.

 occupation.

 marital status.

 gender.

 age, replaced from 1966 by date of birth.

 place of death.

 usual residence, if not the same as the place of death.

 whether married or widow(er)ed.

 parents’ names, including mother’s maiden name, and whether the parents were alive or dead.

 occupation of father.

 informant’s name and sometimes address.

 in 1855 and from 1861 onwards you will also find details of the spouse (or spouses if there had been more than one marriage). This is not given in the period 1856-60, though of course the spouse might be the informant.

 in 1855 you will learn where the deceased was born and how long they had lived in the place where they died.

 in 1855 you will find the names and ages of children born to the deceased, plus their age(s) at death, if applicable.

 the period 1855-60 records where the deceased was buried.

You may find a reference to the Register of Corrected Entries, that will include an entry from a sheriff court (see pp. 100-1) investigating any unusual or accidental deaths. These references are worth following up, as you may learn additional details about the deceased’s family. Any unusual deaths may have been reported in local newspapers too.

Death certificate for Walter Hooks (1877-1968), showing his parents’ names (courtesy of Mrs Moira Crowley).