A death certificate will show name, age at death, place and cause of death, parents, name and relationship of informant, when and where buried, witnesses at funeral, was the person born in colonies or how long they had been in the colony. Also where married and to whom, age at time of marriage, the names and ages of living children and the number of dead children. When you can not find a record for the death of your ancestors all is not lost. An excellent source for death details are available from cemetery records.
Cemeteries are also a valuable source of information for the local historian.
Date of death Age of death. Year of Birth Place of birth. Occupation Place of death. Cause of death. In many cemeteries, Family groups are buried together.