John Woods died Rufford, Nottinghamshire - where would he be buried?

[Big Ted]

My Great Great Grandfather John Woods died on 8th September 1862 at Rufford, Nottinghamshire. He was working at the Rufford Abbey estate. Any idea which church John would have been buried?

[purlin]

I wonder if it could have been at the estate church. This chapel was apparently rebuilt in 1735. The chapel was replaced in 1869 by the present church dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.  There must have been a church yard as well,  if not i suppose in one of the local village churches.

[larkspur]

His burial is not coming up on the NFHS  cd. But Rufford does not feature on it anyway.(Rufford being one of Nottinghamshire's lost villages) Neither do council run cemeteries, so maybe that is also a possibility.
Burial registered.Sep 1862 John Woods, Southwell 7b/160
The Church and Chapel mentioned by Purlin is St Mary the Virgin at Rufford Lancashire. As far as I can remember Rufford Abbey , which was dissolved by good old King Henry, was called St Mary the Virgin. When bones were found in Rufford Abbey Notts they were buried in nearby Wellow.

http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Rufford/stmary/index.html

[purlin]

Whoops,  sorry,  yes i have given information regarding the Lancashire Rufford.

Try this link Ted, its a Nottingham Evening Post article giving some interesting information on Rufford estate workers  You could contact Notts County Council interpretation officer Paul Norton, who is based at Rufford Abbey Country Park

http://www.nottinghampost.com/Notts-Downton-centre-quest-shed-light-ancestors/story-20226020-detail/story.html

This is Paul Norton Face book Page  https://www.facebook.com/ruffordabbeycountrypark?directed_target_id=0

[Big Ted]

Many thanks for all your replies - plenty of new leads to follow. Re looked at my family tree info - John was living with his son who was the forester working on the estate.

[larkspur]

1861 Rufford
Round Lodge
John Woods aged 47 Forester, overlooker of woods. born London St Sepulchers.
Ruth wife 50 B Northamptonshire Hardingstone.
Horace Woods son 13 Foresters assistant b Devon Wemberethy.
Algernon son 11 B Devon
Martin son 8 B Devon.
This is the only thing coming up for Rufford Park Lodge, listed as the home for the head gamekeeper.
http://www.rufford-park-lodge.co.uk/
The unmarried 40 year old Henry Savile is the occupier of the Abbey, along with a few visitors and 16 servants.

[larkspur]

Ok now I am confused
1871 Hereford
2 Gloster Place
John Woods Head 57 gardener, out of employ b London
Ruth wife 60 b Northamptonshire
Martin son 18 cannot read his occupation.

Is this the John, you are looking for? In which case he very certainly did not die in 1862.
1881 Wandsworth
Alms houses
John Woods 67 pensioner b London
Ruth wife 70 pensioner b Northamptonshire
Ruth died Jan 1895 in Wandsworth 1d/590 aged 84
John Died Mar  1883 Guildford 2a/40 aged 69
Probate for John Woods as follows.
17th March 1883
Administration with the will of the personal estate of John Woods late of 23 St P eters Hospital Wandsworth in the County of Surrey Almsman. Who died 11 Feb 1883 at Brookwood Lunatic Asylum Woking in the said County was granted at the Principal Registry to Ruth Woods of 18 St Peters Hospital widow the relict the Universal Legatee £286 12s.

[larkspur]

Baptism Holborn St Sepulchre
John Woods
2nd Feb 1814
Parents John and Sarah Woods
1841 census Duke St St Marylebone
John Woods 50 Occ? Y
John 25 gardener Y
William 15 upholsterer Y
George 15 upholsterer Y
Henry 13 Y
Sarah 50 Y
Eliza 20 assistant Y

[Big Ted]

When I relooked at my tree John Woods senior (who wasn't the forrester) was living with his son Jon (who was the forrester) as per my thank you post above. It was John Woods senior who died while residing with his son (John the forrester).

There are 4 or 5 generations of John Woods so sometimes I get confused