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Bishops Lydeard burial
« on: Wednesday 01 October 14 08:23 BST (UK) »
I have a death certificate which states place of death Cotford? Hospital Bishops Lydeard. 
Helpfully it gives further info in the occupation column "of Preston Close Yeovil RD" so I assume this was her address.

Any idea where she might have been buried please?  Frustratingly I was in Somerset at the weekend but unfortunately not near enough to BL to have a nose round!

The death was in 1929 if that helps.

Thank you for any suggestions  :)
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Re: Bishops Lydeard burial
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 01 October 14 09:15 BST (UK) »
You've forgotten to give us her name. ;D
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Re: Bishops Lydeard burial
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 01 October 14 09:18 BST (UK) »
Well if it helps  ;D

She was Patience Ettery aged 80. 
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Re: Bishops Lydeard burial
« Reply #3 on: Monday 06 October 14 22:28 BST (UK) »
I've found the address of a church called St Mary's so am going to write and see if they can help me. 
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Re: Bishops Lydeard burial
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 23 October 14 10:55 BST (UK) »
Just to update had a reply this morning and there is no record of her being buried at the Church  :(

Apparently there was a burial ground next to the hospital, now redeveloped, so sadly the search for her ends there. 
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Re: Bishops Lydeard burial
« Reply #5 on: Friday 24 October 14 18:11 BST (UK) »
Milliepede

Not all is lost...

Cotford official address was NortonFizwarren which is slightly nearer, but Somerset Heritage Centre do have the records for cotford,  but most files are closed so you will need to provide a death certificate for any information, the files include minutes of meetings, staff, admission, discharges, death's etc. You may have to pay for a search to be done which is if I remember rightly £25 for half an hour.  But the staff are very good over there so do have a word with them.

A bit of history on the hospital

Cotford was built in the late 1890's,  an asylum it was pretty much self contained and cut off from the outside world,  it had it's own chapel, I believe burial ground, even housing for staff.  It has gone under two other names, Somerset and Bath mental hospital it's last change of name was in the 60's when it became Tone Vale finally closed it's doors in the mid 90's with the new care in the community. 

It has been redeveloped and is now a village called Cotford St Luke,  some of the buildings still remain and either been turned into flats or left waiting for redevelopment.  So worth doing a google map, and also if you google Tone Vale you get loads of information. 

If nothing at NortonFizwarren, then Try either the Taunton, either the main cemetery on Wellington Rd,  or  St James' which is the nearest Taunton parish on that side.

Hope this helps

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Re: Bishops Lydeard burial
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 25 October 14 13:49 BST (UK) »
Thank you Jo for taking the time to post all that info  :)

I don't live in the area so can't do any legwork but have sent a message to the Somerset Heritage Centre to see if they can help me.  To be honest I wouldn't pay £25.00 for information but will see what they say first.

Had another thought, her husband died over 30 years before her - do you think there is any chance she would have been buried with him?  Or is it more likely she was popped in the hospital burial ground regardless of any family  :(
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Re: Bishops Lydeard burial
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 25 October 14 18:14 BST (UK) »
Do you know where her husband is buried to, as it's worth checking.

I've got a piece of family oral history that links hubbies family to Cotford Hospital.

It is said his one of his gt aunties had a child outside of wedlock, was sent to cotford hosp, as being feeble minded and apparently died there.  But after checking the GRO index I can only find 3 possibles between 1911-1983 and none of the ages tally up or come near.







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Re: Bishops Lydeard burial
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 25 October 14 19:39 BST (UK) »
I don't but he died at 6a Mary St Yeovil 9 Jan 1898. 

Little mystery you have there then - have you found a registration for the child? 
Can have a look for the mother if you like, maybe she didn't die there after all. 

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