Burial places for patients of Bexley hospital

[Hollylianne]

Did you manage to locate her?  I am going to Eltham Cem tomorrow if you want me to have a look there. Let me know
Hollie Brock

[AWT]

I realise that it is quite a few years since the request for help to discover the burial place of Annie Smith who died at Bexley Hopsital on 7th May 1944.  My relative Dora Carruthers also died on that day in Bexley Hospital and I was hoping Annie's burial site was found and this may help in my journey in discovering Dora's final resting place

[Joans daughter]

Dear AWT and Val, did either of you have any luck with the Bexley Hospital burial for 1944? 

My mums aunt, Beatrice Tuppenney died there in Sept 1945, and I have no idea where she is buried.  I am begging to think that she may have been living there for several years and would like to trace the records.  Any ideas?

[jmp]

Joan, I dont know if it is anyhelp, but I beleive that the London Metropolitan Archives holds most of the records for Bexley Hospital now. I know I wrote to them regarding one of my rellies who died there in 1924 and they had them. But you have to ask the LMA to do the research as they are not available for viewing by even members of the family. If you send them an email with the details they have then they will tell you if they have the records. No doubt if you get the records then it should say whether, as in my own case, the family arranged for a burial local to them or whether Bexley Hospital arranged the same.

Good luck in your research
Jackie

[casalguidi]

The new link for Bexley Borough cemeteries is http://www.bexley.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3608

Casalguidi

[markemark]

Hi I am sure they used to be a cemetery in the far left hand corner of the premier of the grounds of the hospital looking from the back try looking at old maps of Bexley hospital.
I did try to download a map but the attachment is too large, I do believe that st Barnabas Church has been built on top of the cemetery maybe you could try contacting them
I hope this helps

[jmp]

Thank you Markemark I will have a look at an old map. It may have been that he was taken home to Plumstead but I'm drawing a blank there at the moment 

[bluemincepies]

Hi

There is definitely a small graveyard there although it is now overgrown. The Parish Church of Saint Barnabas Joydens Wood is right on the same site. it's in the South West corner of the site near the junction of Baldwyn's Park and Tile Kiln Lane.

I went there a few years ago with a friend who was trying to trace a relative who'd died at the hospital. From memory some of the graves are marked with numbers

Peter

[jmp]

Thank you Peter I will try and get in touch with them to see if they have any further information
Cheers
Jackie