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Family History Documents and Artefacts => Graveyards and Gravestones => Topic started by: Scribble1952 on Saturday 04 March 17 01:59 GMT (UK)
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Hello
I am looking to find any
Information on Bethesda
Congregational Church.
Blackpool Lancashire.
I.E Death Records
Or any records of its members.
I do know the church had its
Own Graveyard from 1844-
1917 and the graveyard was removed.
But the church still remains
I am looking at a later date
From 1927 ?
Where are there death
Records kept.
And a burial place.
I am looking for a death record of
Austin Purcell
Born 1890 Gomersal
West Yorkshire.
I do know that this was a
Church used by his famliy.
Thankyou
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I'm assuming that Austin had another name :-\ The only birth registration I can find for Austin Purcell in 1890 is Austin Michael Purcell in Halifax Registration District.
There is a marriage entry - 1922, Fylde to Nellie Fielding, but I can't see a death registration for Austin Purcell.
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Is this Nellie's death - 3 November 1965 - of 54 Gloucester Avenue, Lancaster, died at Beaumont Hospital? Death registration says she was born 1899.
Amended: Not her death as Nellie remarried in 1933
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Hello Bumble Bee
I have been looking for
Austins Purcells death certificate record forever it looks
Like it has been destroyed
For whatever reason.
With my research I did find
A War memorial with his
Name on for all the brave men who fought in the ww1
.In Brikenshaw Bottoms west
Yorkshire.
I have knowledge of his Wife,s famliy(Nellie who married again ) but none of
Austin Purcell) his second name Michael has been used
On some documents I do know that this is his second
Name.And that his father is
Called Patrick mother Mary Ann.
Bethesda Congregational
Church is another area
Of research.I just put in
A area -and then his name on the Internet search engine
And -WW1 warmemorialsonline.org.uk
Returned a result.
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I assume that you know that Austin's WW1 Pension records are available on Ancestry. He was discharged in 1917 due to ill-health, and awarded a Silver War Badge.
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Another member did inform
Me that there is medical
Records for Austin Purcell
But as things are I haven't
Been out to the Libary-it
Is free to research Find my Past -etc.
Thankyou Bumble Bee I didn't know he has a silver
Medal.:)
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When did Nellie remarry? The year would narrow down the search for his death.
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Nellie married
Harry Bryant Waterhouse
In 1933
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Hello all
I have finally visted the Local
Libary
I have today obtained his
Silver War Badge Roll-
Transcription
Which states
Cause of discharge
Sickness Para 392(Xvi)Kings
Regulation 2(a) (i)
?How does this transcribe
Please.
A gentleman in the Libary
Explained to me the reason-
Behind the Silver War Badge.
Reason- Men normally walked
Around in uniform if not -
Normally women wanted to
Know why -if the badge was
Worn people knew they had
Been honourable discharged .
I was also advised the
Red Cross sometimes have
Records.
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Hi Scribble1952
Hope this helps
http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/swbrecords.html
claire
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Hi there
the graves in Bethesda Chapel Blackpool were exhumed in Feb 1973 and moved to Layton Cemetery in Blackpool. Ancestry.com has a record of the graves exhumed. I have just found this looking for the grave of Enoch Read who died in 1975 and was buried there. Bethesda Chapel was demolished and the land including area formerly its graveyard is now the Doreen Holt Playground.
Kind regards
Angelo