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Title: Whiley family
Post by: ginfairy81 on Thursday 20 April 17 20:00 BST (UK)
Hi I don't suppose anyone has any suggestions on finding out about my great grandparents death they both died in 1919, Joseph whiley and Mary whiley (was going) one in September and one in December? We are trying to find out how they died and what happened to their children, Charles and Albert as they were both quite young? Any help would be gratefully received!
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 20 April 17 20:06 BST (UK)
To find out the cause of death you would have to buy copies of their respective death certs

There was a major flu epidemic (Spanish flu)  at that time which resulted in millions of deaths so that may be the cause

https://virus.stanford.edu/uda/

Deaths Sep 1919 
Whiley    Joseph    45    Northampton    3b   76    
Deaths Dec 1919 
Whiley    Jane    32    Northampton    3b   76

Albert Henry Whiley was born 1909 so possibly was brought up by relatives or neighbours etc etc

Can't see any birth for Charles in Northants
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: CaroleW on Thursday 20 April 17 20:23 BST (UK)
Joseph & Jane nee Going married 1909 and there are 3 other births showing on freebmd with mmn Going

Arthur E 1911
Frederick J 1913
George E 1914

Nothing for Charles
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Thursday 20 April 17 20:35 BST (UK)
Albert henry and Arthur Ernest both baptised 23 July 1911

Arthur died Q4 1959 - Brixworth district

Think this is Charles

Charles William Going
Q1 1908    Northampton  Vol 3b, p67

there's a baptism where the parents are listed as Joseph and Jane Going of 12 Parkers Row
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: Mabel Bagshawe on Thursday 20 April 17 22:16 BST (UK)
George and Arthur Whiley appear to be together on the 1939 census
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: ginfairy81 on Thursday 20 April 17 23:49 BST (UK)
Thank you everybody appreciate the info, Charles was registered as 'going' as he was born before they were married!
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: seahall on Friday 21 April 17 08:52 BST (UK)
Hi.

I can not say how they died but have found the burial record for Jane.

Billing Road Cemetery
Jane Whiley, aged 32, died at the Northampton General Hospital, 12th December 1919
buried 17th December 1919 in grave A2 2687

Sandy
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: seahall on Friday 21 April 17 08:59 BST (UK)
Billing Road Cemetery
Joseph Whiley, aged 45, died at 6, Adelaide Terrace off Horseshoe Street, 30th July 1919
buried 2nd August 1919 in grave A2 3016

Sandy
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: ginfairy81 on Friday 21 April 17 09:16 BST (UK)
Thank you so much sandy that's really helpful! This side of the family has been a complete nightmare! We couldn't find my grandad for years didn't even think of him being born out of wedlock! My dad seems to remember stories of him joining a travelling circus so trying to establish what happened to his parents to see if that sheds any light! Thanks again for your help
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: seahall on Friday 21 April 17 09:40 BST (UK)
You are welcome ginfairy81  :)

I wondered why they weren't buried in the same grave.

That part of the area in Billing Road is now completely cleared of headstones.

In fact there are only 400+ graves left in the whole of what was a huge cemetery.

Sandy

Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: ginfairy81 on Friday 21 April 17 09:45 BST (UK)
What a shame it's the same on our Liverpool side the cemetery is completely gone now  :-[
Title: Re: Whiley family
Post by: CaroleW on Friday 21 April 17 11:38 BST (UK)
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I wondered why they weren't buried in the same grave.

Could they have been public graves?  My great grandparents died 3 months apart and are in public graves.