Burial of Emily Crooke

[ShaneNZ]

Hello everyone.
I study an Shakespere's Birthday Book with some 800-900 autographs in. Many are Irish that lived and died in Scotland others Scottish and from around the world.
One person being the Rev Milward Crooke 1828 died 1901 Newington Registration 685/5 Civil Parish Edinburgh Morningside.
His wife Emily Crooke 1838 nee Hackett I can only presume was intered with her husband.
She last lived at 41 Morningside Park Edinburgh EH10 5EZ.
Would have been some years after her husbands passing.
I was unable to find if Emily was buried with her late husband Milward Crooke.
Could someone verfiy this for me. Kind regards Shane Duffy Christchurch NZ.

[Forfarian]

First, there is no death in the Scottish death indexes of an Emily Crooke, other name Hackett, and no death that looks even possible for her. There are some deaths on https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl that could be her.

I looked at www.deceasedonline.com but there is no mention of Milward Crooke. There are some Emily Crookes but I do not have enough information to know if one of them is Milward's widow.

I thought there might have been a funeral notice in The Scotsman that might at least say which cemetery he was interred in, but I did not find one. It could, of course, still be there, but unrecognised by the OCR system. I did find two obituaries and one death notice for three of his sons, all in the Army.

The records of burials in most cemeteries in Edinburgh are in the care of the City of Edinburgh Council. It used to be possible to make an appointment to go and view the books for a cemetery specified in advance, but this is no longer the case. Without knowing which cemetery, it gets very difficult.

See http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20019/burials_and_cremations/316/burial_records/1

[rosie17]

Hi There cant help with the burial but probate record for Emily Hackett or Crooke has her death as  12th December 1921 address 12,Grange Road West Bromich Staffordshire

Rosie

[rosie17]

Scotland National Probate lists some of her previous addresses
41,Morningside Park Edinburgh
9,Glengyle Terrace Tullymore Park Armagh ,Ayrfield Raheny County Dublin

And where she died The Arkill Home 12,Grange Road West Bromwich Staffordshire

Rosie

[Forfarian]

Hi There cant help with the burial but probate record for Emily Hackett or Crooke has her death as  12th December 1921 address 12,Grange Road West Bromich Staffordshire

The fact that it gives her maiden and married surnames, and that it was sealed at London, means that the original legal procedure was a confirmation in the Scottish Courts. (There is no such procedure as probate in Scots Law; the correspnding process is Confirmation. 'Probate' is meaningless in Scotland.)

And indeed there is such a confirmation: 2/3/1922 Crooke or Hackett, Emily, 41 Morningside Park, Edinburgh, afterwards 9 Glengyle Terrace Edinburgh, Tullymore Park, Armagh, Ayrfield, Raheny, County Dublin, afterwards The Akrill Home, 12 Grange Road, West Bromwich, widow, d. 08/12/1921 at The Akrill Home, testate. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills SC70/4/556.

You can download a copy of her will, and of her husband's death certificate, at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

There must be a reason why she moved to a home in the English Midlands - perhaps to be near a son or daughter in her final years?

[ShaneNZ]

Scotland National Probate lists some of her previous addresses
41,Morningside Park Edinburgh
9,Glengyle Terrace Tullymore Park Armagh ,Ayrfield Raheny County Dublin

And where she died The Arkill Home 12,Grange Road West Bromwich Staffordshire

Rosie

Thank you very much

[ShaneNZ]

Hi There cant help with the burial but probate record for Emily Hackett or Crooke has her death as  12th December 1921 address 12,Grange Road West Bromich Staffordshire

Rosie

Thank you very much

[ShaneNZ]

First, there is no death in the Scottish death indexes of an Emily Crooke, other name Hackett, and no death that looks even possible for her. There are some deaths on https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl that could be her.

I looked at www.deceasedonline.com but there is no mention of Milward Crooke. There are some Emily Crookes but I do not have enough information to know if one of them is Milward's widow.

I thought there might have been a funeral notice in The Scotsman that might at least say which cemetery he was interred in, but I did not find one. It could, of course, still be there, but unrecognised by the OCR system. I did find two obituaries and one death notice for three of his sons, all in the Army.

The records of burials in most cemeteries in Edinburgh are in the care of the City of Edinburgh Council. It used to be possible to make an appointment to go and view the books for a cemetery specified in advance, but this is no longer the case. Without knowing which cemetery, it gets very difficult.

See http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/info/20019/burials_and_cremations/316/burial_records/1

Thank you very much

[ShaneNZ]

Hi There cant help with the burial but probate record for Emily Hackett or Crooke has her death as  12th December 1921 address 12,Grange Road West Bromich Staffordshire

The fact that it gives her maiden and married surnames, and that it was sealed at London, means that the original legal procedure was a confirmation in the Scottish Courts. (There is no such procedure as probate in Scots Law; the correspnding process is Confirmation. 'Probate' is meaningless in Scotland.)

And indeed there is such a confirmation: 2/3/1922 Crooke or Hackett, Emily, 41 Morningside Park, Edinburgh, afterwards 9 Glengyle Terrace Edinburgh, Tullymore Park, Armagh, Ayrfield, Raheny, County Dublin, afterwards The Akrill Home, 12 Grange Road, West Bromwich, widow, d. 08/12/1921 at The Akrill Home, testate. Edinburgh Sheriff Court Wills SC70/4/556.

You can download a copy of her will, and of her husband's death certificate, at www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk

There must be a reason why she moved to a home in the English Midlands - perhaps to be near a son or daughter in her final years?

Thank you very much