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Family History Documents and Artefacts => Graveyards and Gravestones => Topic started by: Nicky61 on Wednesday 22 June 16 12:48 BST (UK)
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Hello, i am searching for my Fathers & my Granny's burial place, i have no idea where they could be.
I only know there Names and the dates they died.
Is there someone out there willing to help me?
My fathers name was: Peter James William Benning 1932 - 2003
My Granny: Edith Sophia Coupland nee Godmann (Benning) 1910 - 1997
Both lived all there live in Ealing.
I have no one to ask.... So i really hope someone here can help me.
Greetings from switzerland nici
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Welcome to Rootschat, you will find plenty of people here to offer help and advice.
Are you sure they were both buried and not cremated?
If your father was Peter John William Benning who died 12 August 2003, you could apply for his will which went to probate 17 September 2004, then you could try tracing the executors who should be able to tell you.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01huo
Jebber
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Welcome to Rootschat, you will find plenty of people here to offer help and advice.
Are you sure they were both buried and not cremated?
If your father was Peter John William Benning who died 12 August 2003, you could apply for his will which went to probate 17 September 2004, then you could try tracing the executors who should be able to tell you.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01huo
Jebber
Hi Jebber,
I have no idea if they were buried or cremated. Living in switzerland this is all so complicated for me.
Thank you for your advice!
Greets nici
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Most of Ealing's cremations are done at either Breakspear - http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/breakspearcrematorium/
or Mortlake - http://www.mortlakecrematorium.org/
Not sure about burials, as I don't know of anyone who took that route around here lately :)
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https://www.ealing.gov.uk/info/201036/deaths/738/cemeteries
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Hi nici
I can help.
Can you send me a personal message with the last addresses you have for them.
Dawn
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Hi nici
I can help.
Can you send me a personal message with the last addresses you have for them.
Dawn
Oh thats great!! How can i send you that per mail??
Greets nici
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Click on the icon under my avatar that sort of looks like a clipboard (next to the chess piece) which takes you to a screen where you can type and send me a message
http://www.rootschat.com/help/pms.php
if the icon is glowing bright green there's a good chane I'm online here
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Hi nici
I can help.
Can you send me a personal message with the last addresses you have for them.
Dawn
Oh thats great!! How can i send you that per mail??
Greets nici
Sent!!!! Thank you!!!!!
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I'll make a few phone calls in the morning.
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I'll make a few phone calls in the morning.
Thank you to the moon and back!! :D
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Still help needed!!
Please can anyone help me??
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Hi nici
I can help.
Can you send me a personal message with the last addresses you have for them.
Dawn
Oh thats great!! How can i send you that per mail??
Greets nici
Sent!!!! Thank you!!!!!
Dawn no further news?? Could you get in touch with the people you wanted to call it p for me???
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I emailed Breakspear crematorium, they are not in their records.
I emailed Mortlake crematorium, still waiting to hear.
I emailed Bereavement Services at Ealing council to see if they are buried at South Ealing and am waiting to hear.
When I phoned, people asked me to email in as they are all so busy dealing with the recently bereaved.
It's the same situation with a lot of London cemetery and crematorium offices.
They will deal with you immediately if you want to arrange a funeral.
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I emailed Breakspear crematorium, they are not in their records.
I emailed Mortlake crematorium, still waiting to hear.
I emailed Bereavement Services at Ealing council to see if they are buried at South Ealing and am waiting to hear.
When I phoned, people asked me to email in as they are all so busy dealing with the recently bereaved.
It's the same situation with a lot of London cemetery and crematorium offices.
They will deal with you immediately if you want to arrange a funeral.
Oh, ok thank very much!! Was wondering, what was happening.... Still wonder "were" they are??
Greetings nici
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Hi Nici
I have heard back from Mortlake Crematorium.
Both Edith and John were cremated at Mortlake. Edith’s cremated remains were scattered in the gardens of remembrance on Area RB4(56) and Johns remains were collected by the funeral directors and given to the applicant of the cremation.
I have his name so will send that by pm.
Dawn
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Hi Nici
I have heard back from Mortlake Crematorium.
Both Edith and John were cremated at Mortlake. Edith’s cremated remains were scattered in the gardens of remembrance on Area RB4(56) and Johns remains were collected by the funeral directors and given to the applicant of the cremation.
I have his name so will send that by pm.
Dawn
Aw, great news - thank you to the moon and back!!!
But do you meed Peter John William Benning? Or is this a different John??
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I gave Mortlake the full name and the dates from this topic and I have just copied and pasted their reply.
I would suggest that maybe whoever arranged the funeral gave his name as they knew it to be or as "John Benning also known as Peter John". There isn't a plain 'John' in the GRO death index.
The staff at Mortlake may have used their computer to find those with Benning as a surname and looked for the date range.
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Ok, so i will get in touch with them!! Thank once again, at least i can now go to his grave.... That means a lot to me!!
Greets von warm and sunny switzerland nici