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Rian
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My grandmother, Lilian Fennessy Hopkins
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Hi Marie,
That was a lovely thing to do. I'm glad it all went well for you. Did you find out anything new about him from the people there?
Rian.
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Information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.ukResearching: Anderson, Atton, Bagley, Banks, Barlow, Bartin, Braid, Carveth, Cleary, Couper, Fennessy, Frank, Frisby, Garner, Hathaway, Hollis, Hopkins, Irvine, Jones, Karrasch, Kennett, Kirkpatrick, Kirkness, Kopittke, Leslie, McGinty, Marriott, Meredith, Minshull, Nind, Pearce, Pulley, Reid, Rendall, Shearer, Shorter, Spence, Stephenson, Tate, Warren. UK, Ireland, Prussia and Australia. |
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MarieC
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Hi Rian
Didn't find out anything major. The current owner of the property came much later, and it was the neighbour's father who was there at the time, so he only knew what his father had told him.
There was a story about the old man having wanted to be buried in the creek, his family complying, and then a flood washing the coffin up, after which he was reburied on the ridge where he now is. We have discounted this story, as no bushman would bury a body in a creek, or ask to be so buried! He had dementia, and despite the family's having built a high fence to keep him home, we seem to have confirmed the family story that he wandered off, a major search was mounted, and he died soon after he was found. There is some thought that he is buried where he was found - five or six kilometres from the homestead site! - but this will be hard to confirm.
I will get his death certificate soon and see what it says...
Marie
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Martins in London and Wales, Lockwoods in Yorkshire, Hartleys in London, Lichfield and Brighton, Hubands and Smiths in Ireland, Bentleys in London and Yorkshire, Denhams in Somerset, Scoles in London, Meyers in London, Cooks in Northumberland
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celia
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Judging by all the questions still being asked about Gravestones. We cant understand why anything to do with them cant be kept on one topic or merged with a similar one and stickied. There is only one other topic just on gravestones but its more of a chat/fun room  (more pictures of Elvis than gravestones )This one would be for everything Grave
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MarieC
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Hear, hear, Celia!
This topic is of ongoing interest to people. I would love to see it stickied!!
MarieC
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Martins in London and Wales, Lockwoods in Yorkshire, Hartleys in London, Lichfield and Brighton, Hubands and Smiths in Ireland, Bentleys in London and Yorkshire, Denhams in Somerset, Scoles in London, Meyers in London, Cooks in Northumberland
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celia
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Hi
Somebody might need a grave to be found in Hyde cemetery in Cheshire he has the plot number.Is there anyone i can recomend him to if the need be?
sorry its a her not a He the lady lives in U.S
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celia
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Hi Wheeldon
was that an offer of help in Hyde cem
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celia
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Hello Wheeldon
Oldfield is a new member I so i advised her to put a request on the Cheshire board. she has now done that,so it's up to you what you do now.I did say if she doesn't get a responce i will give her directions through the passages of rootsChat. To the common room She has the name, year,plot.
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sparrett
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Hi All,
Does everyone who is interested in Aust Burials have this address? Some listed cemeteries offer online information, others have postal address for information.
http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/
I am now confused as to whether I can place a request for a visit/picture/reading of headstone on this board or not. I truly value the offers of English contacts on rootschat because for me everything is impossibly far away!!!
At the risk of upsetting the management, I will request here and if they want it eleswhere, I am sure they will say. If I don't get much interest, I will do the unforgivable and post eleswhere on another board as well.
A man at Greenwich .gov.uk got this information for me about possible ancestors in WOOLWICH old Cemetery.
Benjamin John Parrett. Section L number272
H.V. Parrett (address19 Charles Street, Woolwich)
Olive Parrett Section D number 340 (address Hulk Alley Church Street, Woolwich.
As you see, there are no dates given,but if there was a headstone, it may reveal something. Thanks in Hopes. Sue
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Parrett:Woolwich,Newington,Bermondsey,Plumstead,Middlesex, West Ham.
Evans: Bermondsey.
Mason: Stepney, Sydney {Aust}
Disney:West Ham.
Cornish: Hull {UK} to Tasmania {Aust.} to Victoria {Aust}
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MarieC
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Thanks, Trish, for those kind words!  That trip outback is still resonating in my consciousness and will for a long time.
Thanks also, Trish and sparrett, for the links. As a result of the link sparrett provided, I have been having a lovely time looking at photos of ancestors' tombstones in Sherwood Anglican Cemetery in Brisbane. Excellent photos and transcriptions!
Toowoomba cemetery is one of those online. Go to www.toowoomba.qld.gov.au and click on "Gravefinder".
MarieC
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Paul E
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Thanks to Keith Bateman for alerting me to this thread.
Yes, Celia, I can most probably arrange a photograph of this plot, so long as Dawn isn't in a mad hurry (ie sometime over the next couple of weeks?). Do you want to PM me the details?
cheers
Paul
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