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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cambridgeshire => Topic started by: Heatha on Saturday 28 April 18 22:31 BST (UK)
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Although Elijah and Betsey were living in Stetchworth when they died - Elijah in 1916 and Betsey in 1900 - they do not appear in the list of MIs for Stetchworth.
Does anyone know where they were buried ?
Thanks,
Heatha
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Just because there is no MI for them doesn't mean that they were not buried at Stetchworth. Have you checked the church burial records?
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Thank you. I have a transcript of the PRs but the burial book for 1886 onwards was stolen. I should have put that in my original message :-[
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Oh, dear - well it was an idea :'( Have you tried local newspapers, to see if there is any mention?
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I have checked the papers and can only find a Betsy Jaggard (not mine - wrong place, wrong age). No mention of Elijah. He was living in an Almshouse in Stetchworth in 1911 so not sure it there are Almshouse records anywhere. I assume that anyway - his address appears to be Hall Farm but the description says Pensioner in Almshouse, as far as I can decipher it.
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Yes, I read the address as Almshouse, and a pensioner. I would therefore assume that he was being cared for/housed by the parish.