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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Essex => Topic started by: Trixie_au on Friday 01 June 18 01:28 BST (UK)
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Hi, I’m hoping to find the burial place of my gt-gt-grandparents who lived, and died, in Southend-on Sea. They lived in Harcourt Avenue, so Im wondering if maybe they're buried in the North Road Cemetery as its just around the corner. But I have a note from my grandmother which says her grandmother is in Prittlewell Cemetery, Southend-on-Sea, but i cant work out what Cem that even is...!! The church they attended when my grandmother was growing up was St Mary's, Prittlewell. And now I’ve been told that Sutton Road Cemetery is ‘the big one’ so they’re most likely there. I just don’t know where to start to find this out. I ordered death certificates, but burial info isn’t recorded.
Is there any way to access burial indexes of the local cemeteries to see where they actually are buried please? I’m in Australia, so it’s all a bit confusing to try wrap my head around the local area there.
Robert Alexander Whitchelo - d. 19 Jun 1947
Jane Anna Florinda Whitchelo - d. 23 Feb 1943
Thanks for any and all help!
(*edited because I had Roberts names around the wrong way)
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Alexander Robert Whitchelo -it seems you have his names the wrong way round?
His birth was registered as Robert Alexander Witchelo - he was Robert Alexander on marriage and on his child's baptism and on his death reg and his probate record
Prittlewell Cemetery is described as " North Rd (Prittlewell Cemetery) Westcliffe on Sea
information is
www.southendtimeline.com/prittlewellchapels.htm
there are some images of the cemetery online too
Suz
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Oops, sorry you’re right. I was looking at his name as I wrote it and didn’t realise I’d put it the wrong way around! Thanks suzard! Yes Robert Alexander. I’ll edit my orig post now so as not to confuse :)
Ahh so North Road Cem is Prittlewell Cem - that’s great info, thank you!! I’d googled for ‘Prittlewell Cemetery’ and ended up somewhere entirely different. So based on my grandmothers recollections, I need to be looking for burial and headstone info for North Road Cem.. would you maybe know where to find this?
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you may find something at
https:/billiongraves.com/cemetery/North-Road-Burial-Ground/276679
if you put sea of change north road cemetery southend on sea into a search engine you should find photographs of the cemetery
Your family may /may not have a headstone
Hope this helps
(strangely I was in Southend for a few days last week ( I do live 170 miles away but visit occasionally!)
Suz
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Thanks Suz, have found the photo's you mentioned. Lovely to see. :)
There's nothing on billiongraves, and nothing on findagrave either unfortunately.
My grandmother went home to England in 1978 and cleaned the headstone, so i know it was definitely there 40 years ago, whether it still is today is what I'd really love to know. She never told me exactly which Cemetery they were in, but it was amongst her research notes that I found the reference to them being in the "Prittlewell Cemetery" - but all i could find was Sutton Road and North Road Cem's. Wish I could ask her more...!! Robert & Jane raised my grandmother after her mother (their daughter) died of the spanish flu epidemic when my grandmother was just a baby. I was very close to my grandmother, so finding them means a lot to me, as they meant a lot to her.
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I will try to find out more information during next week
At our local cemetery they are very good if you request the whereabouts of a grave and say when you are visiting they put a cone by the grave (even if no headstone is there) -maybe they have something similar
Suz
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Thank you, i appreciate that!
That's a great idea re the cone next to the grave, makes it a lot easier.
im having trouble finding contact info for the North Road Burial Ground. I found a snail-mail address, but could take weeks from Australia to get a reply. Was hoping for an email address, but can't come up with anything!!
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I'll try and phone first -but it won't be until after the weekend
Suz
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thank you so much, thats really kind of you! Thank you!!
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Hi
They don't appear to be in the North Road burial ground - list of interments is here
http://www.blade-education.org.uk/nrbg/
regards
ec
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Hi Trixie,
Did you get any further?
If not, this E-Mail address might help:
Bereavementservices@southend.gov.uk
They are responsible for enquiries re: burials in Southend.
Best regards,
Karen
(an Essex girl in Germany ;D)
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Hi Trixie
Sutton Road, Southend on Sea, Essex is the main crematorium in the Southend on Sea area and directly across the road is a massive, massive graveyard. It is possible that either one of these could be the last resting place of your ancestor. Good luck.
Regards
Martin
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Hi Trixie
The address for the cemetery is Sutton Road Cemetry, Southend on Sea, Essex SS2 5PX or telephone 01702 603907. Hope this helps.
Regards
Martin
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Hello I have been asked to message you by my mum who thinks she might be distantly related to you. She is related to Robert Alexander Whitchelo and lived in Harcourt Avenue, Southend on Sea. My mum is now 82 years old and lives round the corner from her old home. The cemetery you mention is Sutton Road Cemetary, where her mum and relatives are buried. Are you still looking for details? My mum spotted your initial message from 2018 on the web when doing a search on her family members. Thanks
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Hi ER5418
Thank you for your reply. I do not believe we are related, I put the address of the cemetery on the system as I live a few miles away from the cemetery and thought it would help by putting the contact details and location, as the enquiry was from someone in Australia.
Good luck with your research.
Regards
Martin
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Hi Martin, thank you for responding. I intended the response for Trixie, sorry if I posted this in the wrong bit. I think my family might be related to her as we have been researching the same person, I was hoping to get the message to her.
Thanks
Emma
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Hi Martin, thank you for responding. I intended the response for Trixie, sorry if I posted this in the wrong bit. I think my family might be related to her as we have been researching the same person, I was hoping to get the message to her.
Thanks
Emma
Thanks so much Emma, I’ve replied to your private message now. I’m thrilled to receive your message, yes we are definitely related. Talk soon!
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Hi there I live just round the corner from North Road Cemetery as I to live in Chelmsford Ave, just off Harcourt, so if you would like I could have a look for the person(s) and take a photo of the grave if I find it?
Julie
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I have just re=read your first message and I can still look in North road for the grave though a lot have been moved or the headstone has gone. I can also go round the graveyard of St Marys as there are some graves there. It is true that after I think 1956 the main cemetery then was Sutton Road but you never know.
Sutton Road is a big place so may need a call or email but if you have no joy, then just ask me and I will have a go!
Good luck!!