|
We understand losing a loved one is a sensitive and sometimes traumatic
experience. The following information is intended to guide you through the
initial arrangements at your time of bereavement.
 | The
Doctor's Medical Certificate
When a person dies the
Hospital Doctor or General Practitioner who was treating the deceased during
his or her last illness will issue a Medical Certificate of Cause of Death
which must be handed to the Registrar before the death can be registered.
|
| Registration
Make an appointment with the municipal registrar to formerly register the
death and obtain a death certificate. For Southend, see www.southend.gov.uk.
It is preferred that a relative of the deceased registers the death. If
there are no relatives, it is possible for the other persons to register.
You should seek advice from the Registrar. The
Registrar will ask for the following information:
 | The date and place of death.
| The full name of the deceased (the maiden name or any other names the
deceased may have used).
| The date and place of the birth of the deceased.
| The deceased's occupation and the full names and occupation of the
husband if the deceased is a married woman or widow.
| The deceased's usual address.
| The full names and address of the person giving the information and
the relationship to the deceased. |
| Where the deceased's spouse is living, his or her date of birth. |
| | | | |
If you have the deceased's
birth or marriage certificates it may be useful to take them with you for
reference. The Registrar will also ask if the deceased was in receipt of a
pension from public funds and for the National Health number. If the medical
card is available, it should be brought to the Register Office. However, the
registration should not be delayed if this information is not available.
|
| Forms
After the registration the
Registrar will issue two forms.
1 A certificate for burial or cremation (known as the
green form). Pass this on to the shul office; see below.
2 A certificate of registration of death (form
BD8/344). This form is for the Social Security office to enable them to deal
with benefits and state pensions. The form contains instructions and a
questionnaire which should be completed and forwarded to the local Benefits
Office.
|
| Death
Certificate
To deal with the deceased's
estate, you may need to purchase Death Certificates which are certified
copies of the entry. These may be required for banks, building societies,
insurance claims, solicitors and some pension schemes.
 |
| Notify
the Shul Office
Inevitably, a death will
sometimes occur on a shabbat or jewish festival. Please
wait until the conclusion of these times before contacting the shul office
as no act of work can be allowed. Do not worry, as this is normal practice
in orthodox Jewry. Click here
for office details.
The office requires the green form, see forms above and if the deceased is male, please also provide his tallit if
available.
Our trained staff will work in liasion with the rabbi and yourself to book
a time with the cemetery personnel for the funeral (le voya). The rabbi will also arrange a place and time of mourning (shiva) with you
when convenient. Prayer books and shiva chairs will be available for collection from the
shul for free loan during the shiva period. Burial costs,
not including the stone, are covered by fees collected with your membership
Special arrangements will be made for non members by discussion between the
next-of-kin, SWHC Treasurer and financial staff. |
|
