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how do I find a cemetery

R

Ron Rogers

master brummie
I am trying to locate the cemetery where my Great aunt may have been buried.
Ada Rogers died on the 26th of December 1936 at The Infirmary Western Road House Birmingham
Her last known address was 99 Stanhope Street Highgate Birmingham

Thanks
Ron
 
hi ron i was hoping she was at either warstone lane or key hill as that is the closest to where ada died but i cant find her there...there is however a john rogers buried at warstone lane in 1936 but of course may not be one of your rellies..here is the link to search burials for both cemeteries so you may want to double check..my next best bets would be witton or yardley...other members maybe able to help with those if not it would mean you would have to contact them

lyn

Burials

Website of the Jewellery Quarter Research Group
www.jqrt.org
 
Astoness said:
hi again ron...looks like ada is at yardley...if as you say she died on 26th of dec it must have been a very quickly arranged funeral as the one i have found say burial/cremation dec 1936 but it does seem likely it is her...click on below link

lyn

- Bereavement Services | Birmingham City Council

birminghamburialrecords.co.uk birminghamburialrecords.co.uk
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Hi Lyn
Thanks for the info I will try o get a copy of the record from link

regards
Ron
 
ron if you want a copy of the death cert you will need to get one from either birmingham register office or the GRO for which you can order one online link below for that

www.gov.uk

Order a birth, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate

Order an official birth, adoption, death, marriage or civil partnership certificate from the General Register Office (GRO) if you need a copy or want to research your family tree.
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk
 
There seem to be death registrations for two Ada Rogers in Birmingham. One born abt 1867 and death registered last quarter of 1936 and another born abt 1872 registered in first quarter 1937.
WIth a death on 26th December I would think the second is more likely in which case Yardley may not be the right person.
Did you have a date of birth for your Great aunt?
Also most online records are Church of England or relate to council cemeteries/crematoria - if she was of a different religion it might be more difficult.
 
well spotted jan..i am not on ancestry at the min but yes you could well be correct..if ron can supply a year of birth that should help us know if the yardley one is correct

lyn
 
Could it be a RC burial? - records at St Chad's and not online also I am not sure if they are digitised). Or a church burial?
If you post a name and approx date perhaps we can help.
 
William Horatio Mortimer Jackson died Q4 1963, lived in Great Barr.
Lawrence Jackson, died Q4 1958, lived in Highter's Heath, Selly Oak.
Dorothy Beatrice Pagett, 25 Jul 1963, Alcester, Warwickshire.
Mabel Mildred Semark, 30 Sep 1972, Selly Oak.
Cyril Leslie Jackson, 11 Dec 1899, Handsworth.
None thought to be RC Burials.
Any help much appreciated.
 
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jr_stanley1958 said:
William Horatio Mortimer Jackson died Q4 1963, lived in Great Barr.
Lawrence Jackson, died Q4 1958, lived in Highter's Heath, Selly Oak.
Dorothy Beatrice Pagett, 25 Jul 1963, Alcester, Warwickshire.
Mabel Mildred Semark, 30 Sep 1972, Selly Oak.
Cyril Leslie Jackson, 11 Dec 1889, Handsworth.
None thought to be RC Burials.
Any help much appreciated.
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are you certain these are all burials as opposed to cremations ? all but one of the dates you have given are fairly recent

lyn
 
The Alcester death is likely to come under Warwickshire unless they were buried in a family grave in Birmingham.
Also, apart from one, the dates are too recenent to be on parish registers online.
Will look later to see if I can spot anything.
 
Just had a thought. Perry Barr crematorium is privately run and cremations therefore do not appear on the Birmingham site. It might be worth contacting them.
As I said before the alternative is a church burial where they still occur but that is harder unless you know of a family plot.
 
Dorothy Beatrice Pagett d. 25 July 1963 was buried at St Lawrence Church, Bidford on Avon.
She lived at 7 High Street, Broom, Warwickshire and was survived by her husband William Ernest Pagett, a retired metal designer.
A copy of her memorial inscription can be downloaded for £3 via this link

Search - I033D

midland-ancestors.shop
 
Can anybody help with finding burial records/monumental inscriptions for:
Laurence/Lawrence Jackson (1891-1958). Died at 44 Goodrest Croft, Highter's Heath, Selly Oak, Q4 1958. Buried Q4 1958 or Q1 1959.
Mabel Mildred Semark (1895-1972). Died at 98 Shenley Fields Road, Selly Oak on 30th September, 1972.
Cyril Leslie Jackson (1898-1899). died at 37 Wilton Road, Handsworth on 11th Decembr 1899
 
If you go to the start of this thread then you will find several links to sites you can search on for burials or cremations. The exceptions would be Perry Barr crem which you would have to contact separately or RC burials (records at St Chads) unless in a council owned site..
 
I can't find any of them on the Birmingham site - is there a possibility they were buried outide Birmingham?
 
p.pog said:
Can anybody help with finding burial records/monumental inscriptions for:
Laurence/Lawrence Jackson (1891-1958). Died at 44 Goodrest Croft, Highter's Heath, Selly Oak, Q4 1958. Buried Q4 1958 or Q1 1959.
Mabel Mildred Semark (1895-1972). Died at 98 Shenley Fields Road, Selly Oak on 30th September, 1972.
Cyril Leslie Jackson (1898-1899). died at 37 Wilton Road, Handsworth on 11th Decembr 1899
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A death notice in the Birmingham Daily Post of 5th October 1972 reveals that Mabs Semark was cremated at Robin Hood Crematorium on 4th October 1972.
 

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A death notice in the Birmingham Daily Post of 5th October 1972 reveals that Mabs Semark was cremated at Robin Hood Crematorium on 4th October 1972.
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The notice just says the service was at Robin Hood so it could still be a burial - Robin Hood Crem has graves as well - or did in 1972.
Mabel is in the book of remembrance at Robin Hood

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I will. Thank you again.
I assume you didn't find any details for the other two great uncles I mentioned - namely Lawerence Jackson and Cyril Leslie Jackson?
 
Hi. Thank you again for your extra help. I have now printed out the reading from the Book of Remembrance. I tried to contact Robin Hood Crem, but nobody seems to pick up the phone. I will try to E.mail them to establish if it was a cremation or burial and if there is a grave.
I appreciate what you have said about dates making it easier for you to find a grave. I do know that my great uncle, baby Cyril Leslie Jackson died on 11th December, 1899 at 37 Wilton Road, Handsworth. I assume that his burial was soon after the date of death. Does this help with your search?
I will obtain the death certificate for my other great uncle, which will obviously show the date of death and then get back to you for some more much appreciated help, if that is ok with you.
 
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