RootsChat.Com

England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Gloucestershire => England => Gloucestershire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: jackski on Friday 16 September 22 08:12 BST (UK)

Title: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: jackski on Friday 16 September 22 08:12 BST (UK)
Does anybody have access to "Bristol Municipal Burial Registers", produced on CD or download by the Bristol and Avon Family History Society please?
If so, would it be possible to look and see whether Louisa Hooper (died 14th July 1874) or Ida Gann (died 24th July 1893) are listed in it? I am trying to discover where orphans from the New Orphan Houses on Ashley Down were buried, and these two girls were orphans from that establishment. I have contacted the George Muller Charitable Trust, who keep all the records of the orphanage, but they are not able to tell me as they don't know.
Any help gratefully received, thanks.
Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 16 September 22 13:35 BST (UK)
Additional info to possibly help any search

Louisa Hooper was 14 & death was registered in the Clifton RD

Ida Denise Gann was 7 & death was registered in the Barton Regis RD

Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: jackski on Friday 16 September 22 13:42 BST (UK)
Yes, thats interesting that they were registered at two different offices.
Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: osprey on Friday 16 September 22 13:49 BST (UK)
the Clifton registration district was abolished 1 April 1877 and was replaced by Barton Regis. Ashley was a subdistrict in both.

https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/clifton.html
Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: jackski on Friday 16 September 22 14:04 BST (UK)
Oh thanks for that. Much appreciated.
Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 16 September 22 14:07 BST (UK)
As orphans, it's possible they were buried in a pauper's grave?
I.E. a communal grave?
Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: jackski on Friday 16 September 22 14:15 BST (UK)
I had also wondered that, but you would think there would still be a record somewhere of the names, although no headstones.
Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 16 September 22 14:29 BST (UK)
Have you asked Bristol City Council?
email: cems.crems@bristol.gov.uk
(Covers all cemeteries except Arnos Vale)

Or Arnos Vale Cemetery?
E-mail: info@arnosvale.org.uk

(Info from BCC: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/births-deaths-marriages/deaths/cemeteries-and-crematoria)
Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: jackski on Friday 16 September 22 14:46 BST (UK)
Asked the first one but not got an answer yet, but not tried the second. Will do that. Thanks.
Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: arthurk on Friday 16 September 22 15:56 BST (UK)
Is it possible that the children were buried back in the places they originally came from? Their more distant family might not have been in a position to support them once they were orphaned, but they might have been willing to take them back for burial - alongside their parents, perhaps?
Title: Re: bristol municipal burial registers, bristol and avon family history society
Post by: jackski on Friday 16 September 22 17:28 BST (UK)
Yes I suppose thats possible. Although transportation of a body might have been beyond the financial means of some families. There must have been somewhere local for those who could not afford it.