Death Registration Query: Help

The associated panel permits searching my private database of Ontario Death Registrations, focussing on Middlesex County.

Identification: Permits searching for a particular death registration by specifying the year of registration and the number assigned by the Ontario Registrar when the records were indexed and microfilmed in the 1950s. Specifying the registration year and number limits responses to the records with registration number between the specified value, and that number plus the value of Count minus one.

Count: Permits specifying the maximum number of matching entries to display at a time. The default is 20 at a time.

Registration: County: If specified limits the response to deaths registered in the specified county.

Registration: Township: If specified limits the response to deaths registered in the specified city, town, or township. For some counties this item is presented as a selection list.

Name: Given: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose given name matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all names that contain the string. For example "fred" matches "frederick", "freddie", and "alfred", among other names.

Name: Family: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose family name matches the specified pattern. The type of search depends upon the value specified here and if the Soundex option is selected. In particular if the value is composed of letters of the alphabet and spaces then only names that match exactly will be included, except if the Soundex option is specified. However if value contains characters that have a special meaning in regular expressions then a pattern match it performed. For example ".*smith$" matches names that end in "smith".

Soundex: If this option is checked then the Soundex algorithm is used to make the surname search based on sound rather than an exact match.

Sex: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose sex matches the specified value.

Marital Status: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose marital status matches the specified value.

Death Date: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose death date matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all dates that contain the string. For example specifying "1882" will match all dates in 1882.

Age at Death: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose age at death matches the specified value.

Occupation: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose occupation matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all occupations that contain the string. For example "labo.*rer" matches "laborer", "labourer", and "farm Laborer", among others.

Birth Place: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose birth place matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all birth places that contain the string. For example "m.*x" matches "middlesex", "msx", and "msex", among others.

Birth Date: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose birth date matches the specified value.

Cause: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose cause of death matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all causes that contain the string. For example "heart" matches "heart disease", "heart failure", and "heart attack", among others.

Duration: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose duration of cause of death matches the specified value.

Physician: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose attending physician's name matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all names that contain the string.

Informant: Name: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose attending informant's name matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all names that contain the string.

Relation: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals for which the relation of the informant to the deceased matches the specified value.

Informant: Occupation: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals for which the occupation of the informant matches the specified value.

Residence: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals for which the residence of the informant matches the specified value.

Religion: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose religious affiliation matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all religions that contain the string.

Father: Name: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose Father's name matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all names that contain the string.

Birth place: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose Father's birthplace matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all places that contain the string.

Mother: Name: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose Mother's name matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all names that contain the string.

Birth place: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose Mother's birthplace matches the specified pattern. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all places that contain the string.

Husband's Name: If specified limits the response to deaths of individuals whose husband's name matches the specified pattern. Note that the option to include the husband's name was only introduced in 1907. The value is a regular expression. In particular if a simple string is given it matches all names that contain the string.

Query Clicking on this button performs the query. This may also be requested by pressing the Enter key while the input focus is in a text field.

Clear Form Clicking on this button resets the input fields to their default values.

Status Clicking on this link displays a page with a high-level summary of the transcription effort.