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Title: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: 22SIMON90 on Wednesday 07 February 24 18:09 GMT (UK)
Hi I am trying to help my Dad locate his Grandad's grave. it says he is buried at Onchan and  he died 27 Jan 1928. he lived and worked at the Colonade running  a cafe then a hotel. he was husband to Margaret Walsh and Father to Sidney, Kathleen and Eileen.  He was Albert Richard Delatrey b.1880

thanks so much :)
Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: CaroleW on Wednesday 07 February 24 22:37 GMT (UK)
“It says he is buried at Onchan”

Is this your source?

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/9219/

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He was Albert Richard Delatrey b.1880

He was b Southwark & his birth, marriage & death registrations show spelling as Dealtrey not Delatrey

Children

Eileen Margaret b 1909 Wandsworth
Albert Sidney b 1913 Yorkshire
Kathleen Mary b 1916 Ormskirk Lancs
Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: KGarrad on Thursday 08 February 24 08:16 GMT (UK)
Death registered in Douglas.

From ManxBMD.com:
1928  Dealtry Albert Richard   age 47   Douglas   Vol A   Page 2167

Manx Museum has paper records of burials, and Monumental Inscriptions.
(but I can't get there today!)
Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: 22SIMON90 on Thursday 08 February 24 09:18 GMT (UK)
Hi yes wonderful thank you. Yes it was the link mentioned above. Dealtrey. HI Wife and daughter who also sadly died from TB moved way when he died back to Lancashire so it would only be him buried on the Isle of Man. Mt grandad was Manager of the M&S store in Douglas and flew back and fore to Liverpool, visiting friends on the island when he was there. Albert Dealtrey ran the Colonade Cafe on Victoria Street with his wife Margaret ( nee Walshe) and then they had the Bray House hotel later renamed The Gresham. She sold up and moved after he died.
Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: Blue70 on Monday 12 February 24 14:46 GMT (UK)
Please note he was buried at Douglas Borough Cemetery not at Onchan. I've been caught out myself by this Onchan/Dbc thing in the past and been at the wrong location looking for a grave  ;D

DEALTRY, Albert Richard    47    Dbc    27 Jan 1928

[https://www.mannincloud.info/burials/da_de.html]


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Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: KGarrad on Monday 12 February 24 15:28 GMT (UK)
Before Douglas became a town/parish, what is now Douglas was split between the parishes of Braddan and Onchan.
But 1928 is a little late for this confusion? Curious!
Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: Talacharn on Monday 19 February 24 20:03 GMT (UK)
Probably Kirk Onchan - St Peter. Onchan is still an area of North Douglas
Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: Blue70 on Monday 19 February 24 23:39 GMT (UK)
Quote from: Talacharn on Monday 19 February 24 20:03 GMT (UK)
Probably Kirk Onchan - St Peter. Onchan is still an area of North Douglas

Burial is at Douglas Borough Cemetery though.

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Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: Blue70 on Wednesday 21 February 24 11:21 GMT (UK)
Just to reiterate, we've had this problem before with burial records saying Onchan when the actual burial place is Douglas Borough Cemetery. See this previous thread:-

https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=812690.0


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Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 23 February 24 12:01 GMT (UK)
I spent 15-20 mins at the Manx Museum  Library this morning.
Just to confirm:
DEALTRY, Albert Richard is buried at Douglas Borough Cemetery, Section C, Plot 49.

On checking the Monumental Inscriptions, there is no stone on that plot.

I have some photos of the relevant pages, which I will post later.
Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: Blue70 on Friday 23 February 24 13:41 GMT (UK)
Good work well done.

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Title: Re: Trying to locate Gt Grandad's grave Onchan
Post by: KGarrad on Friday 23 February 24 14:40 GMT (UK)
2 photos posted to the main Isle of Man Board:
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=880628.msg7530601#msg7530601