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Title: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: s58roads on Tuesday 24 June 14 13:28 BST (UK)

Can anyone help me pin point my cousin's (first cousin three times removed) death please?
Sarah Jane Burns b Edinburgh 15 Dec 1862, father Michael Burns, mother Mary Douglas Straton, and living at 173 Bruntsfield Place Edinburgh in 1920.
Geoff

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: rosie17 on Tuesday 24 June 14 14:00 BST (UK)

Have you tried Scotlands People for a death

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: s58roads on Tuesday 24 June 14 14:13 BST (UK)

Hi Rosie,
Yes, but have not found a match. She may have been a spinster.
Geoff

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: rosie17 on Tuesday 24 June 14 14:58 BST (UK)

One match comes up on Scotlands People for a Sarah Jane Burns 1930-1940  in Edinburgh have you tried this

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: s58roads on Tuesday 24 June 14 15:14 BST (UK)

Hi Rosie, I have just tried this one and it does not fit either. This is Sarah Jane Hall Burns, other name Weir, died 1936 age 67. Must be getting closer!
Geoff

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: Craclyn on Tuesday 24 June 14 16:27 BST (UK)

Have you also considered the possibility that she may have been married?

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: s58roads on Tuesday 24 June 14 17:13 BST (UK)

Hi Craclyn,

 She was a spinster of 58 years at Valuation Roll 1920. This does not preclude marriage but I have tried the statutory marriages but nothing matches. When I implied earlier that she lived at 173 Bruntsfield Place this was wrong. I now see from the Valuation Roll 1920 that she was the proprietor of this property but actually lived at 1 Howe Street, Edinburgh. She is on various Public Member Trees on Ancestry but none have death detail.
Geoff

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: Craclyn on Tuesday 24 June 14 17:57 BST (UK)

If you lose all trace of her in Scotland then it may be worth trying south of the border. May she have gone to live with a niece or nephew in England and died there? I would take a look to see if there are any Sarah Jane Burns of the right age who died in England after you Valuation Rolls date.

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: hume on Thursday 26 June 14 10:58 BST (UK)

Hi,

There is the death of a Sara [sic] Jane Burns, aged 78 in 1940 (b. c. 1862). This was registered in the Newington district of Edinburgh.

GROS: 685/06 0274

hume :)

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: hume on Thursday 26 June 14 11:07 BST (UK)

Hi,

http://www.deceasedonline.com/ (http://www.deceasedonline.com/) shows the above lady died 16th March 1940 and was cremated the 19th March at Warriston Crematorium, Edinburgh.

hume

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: s58roads on Thursday 26 June 14 14:26 BST (UK)

Hi Hume,
Many thanks for this information. Yes, this is the lady in question so the mystery has been solved.
However, I am puzzled as to why she has not shown up in my previous searches of SP which covered the death date, age and location you found but was sensitive to SARA v SARAH within SP's field
"Forenames that begin with"
Thanks again.
Geoff

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: hume on Friday 27 June 14 14:46 BST (UK)

Hi Geoff,

SP can be tricky at times. I used wildcards (i.e. Sara*) to make sure I was picking up all variants rather then relying on SP to offer variants etc.

hume :)

Title: Re: Sarah Jane Burns
Post by: s58roads on Friday 27 June 14 19:12 BST (UK)

Thanks for the tip Hume.
Geoff