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finding a burial ground
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Anthea | Report | 28 Oct 2015 13:22 |
As well as being a GR member I am also a volunteer for SSAFA I have been trying to find a burial ground for a lady that is 90 years old Her daughter died in 1970 and was buried in Westminster I have exhausted my search with all the burial grounds in and around the area to no avail The last resting place of Beryl Christine Veronica North She died in the Queen Alexandria Military Hospital She was buried December 14 1970 . If anyone can help me or point me in the right direct would be very grateful. I have a copy of the death certificate but it does not say where she is buried Beryl's mother Mrs Shawcross has never visited the grave since the day she was buried ,would dearly love to go back there her memory is very vague now but she says it was a catholic burial |
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PatinCyprus | Report | 28 Oct 2015 13:55 |
As a Catholic could she have been taken away from the area to the nearest Catholic cemetery or a cemetery with a Catholic area. I would have thought by 1970 there was a limited area for cemeteries in Westminster. |
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Andysmum | Report | 28 Oct 2015 14:25 |
This link might be helpful. |
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Elizabeth2469049 | Report | 28 Oct 2015 14:33 |
Is this the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth? It has a Ministry of Defence hospital attached.. Tried to do snipping of website but couldn't, you can google it, It might be worth contacting the Catholic churches in that area for their records. |
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Kay???? | Report | 28 Oct 2015 15:29 |
Have you tried Kensal Green.?all local run cemtitries have a catholic section. |
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Click ADD REPLY button - not this link! | Report | 28 Oct 2015 17:53 |
Is this her marriage? |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 28 Oct 2015 20:42 |
Was her home address in the London area? |
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Kay???? | Report | 28 Oct 2015 20:45 |
Gwyn, I just had the same thought myself,,,,,,,,If London wasnt where they lived why be laid to rest there. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 28 Oct 2015 20:46 |
I you look on FreeBMD, it has her death in Westminster. If you then click on 'Westminster', it gives details of the areas included in that district. |
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MR_MAGOO | Report | 28 Oct 2015 22:16 |
Try this......... |
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Anthea | Report | 29 Oct 2015 00:47 |
Beryl was married to a serviceman and they were based in\cyprus she baceame ill and was flown back to the UK and was taken to queen Alexandria MH Westminster. beryl's mum has lost touch with the husband Roger North and has no idea where he went after her daughter passed away . she was definitely buried in London? as her mother attended the funeral . i have tried the signal regiment , who are unable to help also the city of Westminster . who sent me a list of cemeteries I have tried them all. just don't know where to look now i will try free bmd as Maggie suggested. Rose yes that is the marriage that was taken place in Oldham. |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 29 Oct 2015 03:20 |
was an obituary put into the Oldham Evening Chronicle, if that was beryl's home town? |
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Kay???? | Report | 29 Oct 2015 07:50 |
Have you gone a little further affield such as Hanwell or North Sheen. |
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PatinCyprus | Report | 29 Oct 2015 14:29 |
I was in Cyprus 1970 - 73. Have contacted friends in the Signals out here at that time but were unable to help me as name doesn't mean anything. :-( |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 29 Oct 2015 15:12 |
If you contact the parks and cemeteries dept of the local council they should be able to tell you where she was buried if it was in one of the municipal cemeteries . |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 31 Oct 2015 18:09 |
Did the Signals have a monthy regimental magazine? |
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PatinCyprus | Report | 1 Nov 2015 06:30 |
Think you'll find the notes of service hospitals are archived under the MOD as when you leave the services you get an update on your NH records of anything to be of interest to your new doctor. That's if they can be bothered. OH had back trouble and was hospitalised twice as he locked up and had to have emergency treatment. He was given a series of injections first time. Second time far more serious and had to be manipulated under an anesthetic - no mention at all of any of this went onto his NH docs at the end of his RAF service. :-0 |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 1 Nov 2015 09:29 |
Would it be worth contacting all the incumbents in the RC diocese of Westminster? They would probably have a record in their Registers. A letter followed by a phone call could have more effect than an email. |
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Gwyn in Kent | Report | 1 Nov 2015 10:26 |
Pat |
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PatinCyprus | Report | 1 Nov 2015 12:10 |
The 3 services had their own clergy so the chances are the funeral service was in the chapel at the hospital by an army RC priest, followed by internment. |
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