Please choose the format for one of these citation types. It will appear in a new tab below and may be copied.
Once you have copied your citation clicking the Generate Citation button above again will close these instructions.
Choose the format and the citation will appear below and may be copied. Select Generate Citation button above to close this selection:
Compact text (FreeBMD1 style):
Deaths Oct to Dec 1855
Shaw Thomas Blackburn 8e 204
Persistent URL for this record:
https://www.freebmd2.org.uk/entry-information/hash?id=5KdNcREh6Pl01twatnvy8Q&locale=en
Citation (Wikitree citation in references):
* Death: "FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Deaths, Oct to Dec 1855, Blackburn Registration District, Volume 8e Page 204 [https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/5KdNcREh6Pl01twatnvy8Q/hash Death of Thomas Shaw ]. Viewed 4 Apr 2026
Citation (embedded Wikitree citation):
<ref>"FreeBMD Search", online database. GRO Index of Deaths, Oct to Dec 1855, Blackburn Registration District, Volume 8e Page 204 [https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/5KdNcREh6Pl01twatnvy8Q/hash Death of Thomas Shaw ]. Viewed 4 Apr 2026 </ref>
Citation (Evidence explained):
FreeBMD - "GRO Index of Deaths" database (https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/5KdNcREh6Pl01twatnvy8Q/hash : accessed 4 Apr 2026), entry for Thomas Shaw, Oct to Dec 1855, Blackburn, Vol.8e/204, citing General Register Office, Southport
Citation (Wikipedia):
{{Cite web|url=https://www.freebmd.org.uk/entry-information/5KdNcREh6Pl01twatnvy8Q/hash|title=FreeBMD - "GRO Index of Deaths" database|accessdate= 4 Apr 2026|work=FreeBMD|publisher=Free UK Genealogy}}
Thomas SHAW's death record
| Surname | Shaw |
|---|---|
| Given Name | Thomas |
| Record Type | Death |
| Registration Date | Oct to Dec 1855 |
| Date of Birth | No data (We are afraid, we do not have this information yet.) |
| District | Blackburn |
| Volume | 8e |
| Page | (View other entries on this page.) |
| Transcriber | Frap1, Pedlar |
If the scan does not contain the entry you may be able to find the scan on our original site.
Postems
Do you know more about the people or event in this record that you are willing to share with other researchers?
We call these helpful additions to the database 'Postems'. For example, you might know a more precise place or other details from a certificate or from a search on FreeREG, or more about the family from a search on FreeCEN, or have found other records about them in another country's registration system. Contribute what you know.
Submit a postem:
Need help?
You can find information about the Entry Information page in our Help section.
Ordering a GRO certificate
You can order certificates from the General Register Office (GRO) to help you research your family history and family tree.
Advertisement
Advertisement