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Hi, I am helping someone who has a great great grandfather named George Yemm (married to Ann Walding) who died before 1881.  I have estimated his birth as 1838 in Blackeney, Gloucestershire.  My friend descends from his son William H Yemm, b ca. 1870 in Bream and was a coal hewer as was his son William George Yemm (1891-1962).  The latter's son was Ivor Roy Yemm who immigrated to the USA.  Sounds as if you are from the same family.

Hi Winspeare.  George Yemm (1838 - 1880) who died in the New Risca Mine disaster is my great x3 grandfather.  His son William H Yemm had a daughter Violet Yemm in 1910, she was my maternal grandmother's mother.  Unfortunately my grandmother passed away in February last year.  She always wanted to know more about the Yemm side of her family as there was a rumour one of her Yemm ancestors shot and murdered a games keeper.  I haven't been able to find any records to support this.

I would be most interested in contacting your friend.

Oh, thank you, thank you.

I've been going nuts trying loads of variations and different places of birth etc. I never would have found them without your help.

Thank you so much for looking HarryW

I have strong suspicions that they're not where the descendant thinks they are.

I am looking for information on where James Knight born 1823 in Warfield, Berkshire, died 1900 Easthampstead, Berkshire and Mary Knight born 1825 Maidenhead, Berkshire, died 1908 Reading, Berkshire, may be buried.

The descendant that contacted me is certain they are buried in Bray Parish (Holyport) Cemetery and they have requested a picture of the headstone.  I recently photographed Bray Parish Cemetery and do not have a James or Mary Knight on my records, it is entirely possible I may have missed them as I had my husband with me at the time and he was moaning about how it may be considered a bit odd to be hanging around a cemetery taking pictures.  So I was a bit rushed. 

I would be most grateful is someone would be able to confirm a place of burial or suggest the best approach.

Thanks in advance.

I received a replay from the Bethlem Royal Hospital Archive this morning.

Daisy Spencer was admitted to Bethlem Royal Hospital twice: first in 1903 (for seven months), and then in 1911 (from 10 April to her death on 21 August. In the interim, she was resident at Camberwell House (from 15 December 1909 to 8 June 1910) and at Essex County Asylum in Brentwood (immediately prior to her second admission to Bethlem).

So it would seem that her history with mental health issues was a long one and not a sudden spiral into despair I was imagining. 

So according to the above she was a patient at Essex County Asylum immediately prior to her last admittance to Bethlem.  Of course on the night the 1911 Census was taken she could have been elsewhere.