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Nottinghamshire / Re: Any Houldgate Descendants in Notts?
« on: Friday 28 April 17 01:42 BST (UK) »
Many thanks, larkspur for your information, patience and advice. Yes your info filled a gap 
in my hunt for descendants of Edward and Ellen Houldgate. They, and 4 of their children were all buried in a plot in Radcliffe on Trent parish cemetery, purchased by Edward Houldgate early last century. Unlike present day plots, which are on lease, his was purchased and owned in perpetuity. He was issued a Deed of Grant. One of his children, Harry Edward Houldgate, (born 1873, married Maud in 1905 and died in 1961) who outlived his siblings was not noted on the monument as being buried there although he lived locally. My paternal grandfather, Thomas Howard, married Elizabeth Ellen Houldgate (1874-1944). They had two children, Muriel and Edward Segar Howard. The latter was my father. Elizabeth Ellen (now Howard) was laid to rest there. I had had visited the grave several times, but for years there had never been flowers left there, apart from ours and the monument had need of repair. I approached Mr. William Bonner, deputy clerk of the parish, at the time of my father's death in 1970 and he confirmed that he would welcome taking over care and ownership of the grave and was pleased that I was prepared to spend £1500 to refurbish the monument, since I had felt a responsibility to maintain it. My father's ashes were scattered there, as were my mother's in 1985. I gave my wife a promise that she and I would rest there too. However the present parish office staff want me to produce the original Deed of Grant before I can commit my wife's ashes there. She died the day after Valentine's Day this year. Hence my impatience to trace this deed. I doubt that it is intact after 100 years but have requested sight of any wills to trace its path and will approach Nottingham Archives, and RonT history group. I have even offered to reinstate the purchase. Ironically before she died, Constance Isobel Carlisle (nee Houldgate) opined that I was the last of their blood line. Where do I go from here?
in my hunt for descendants of Edward and Ellen Houldgate. They, and 4 of their children were all buried in a plot in Radcliffe on Trent parish cemetery, purchased by Edward Houldgate early last century. Unlike present day plots, which are on lease, his was purchased and owned in perpetuity. He was issued a Deed of Grant. One of his children, Harry Edward Houldgate, (born 1873, married Maud in 1905 and died in 1961) who outlived his siblings was not noted on the monument as being buried there although he lived locally. My paternal grandfather, Thomas Howard, married Elizabeth Ellen Houldgate (1874-1944). They had two children, Muriel and Edward Segar Howard. The latter was my father. Elizabeth Ellen (now Howard) was laid to rest there. I had had visited the grave several times, but for years there had never been flowers left there, apart from ours and the monument had need of repair. I approached Mr. William Bonner, deputy clerk of the parish, at the time of my father's death in 1970 and he confirmed that he would welcome taking over care and ownership of the grave and was pleased that I was prepared to spend £1500 to refurbish the monument, since I had felt a responsibility to maintain it. My father's ashes were scattered there, as were my mother's in 1985. I gave my wife a promise that she and I would rest there too. However the present parish office staff want me to produce the original Deed of Grant before I can commit my wife's ashes there. She died the day after Valentine's Day this year. Hence my impatience to trace this deed. I doubt that it is intact after 100 years but have requested sight of any wills to trace its path and will approach Nottingham Archives, and RonT history group. I have even offered to reinstate the purchase. Ironically before she died, Constance Isobel Carlisle (nee Houldgate) opined that I was the last of their blood line. Where do I go from here?