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Warwickshire / Chadwick End Burial
« on: Sunday 23 December 12 16:53 GMT (UK)  »
I'm trying to find a burial in Chadwick End, Warwickshire.  The death was about 1965 and I know there was definitely a burial rather than a cremation.  I've visited Chadwick End twice when I've been in the area to look for a churchyard, but only ever managed to find the Roman Catholic church, never the C of E parish church.

Does anyone with local knowledge know where the grave is likely to be please?

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Yorkshire (East Riding & York) / Re: Burial at York St Michael Spurriergate
« on: Wednesday 29 August 12 17:10 BST (UK)  »
The linked page suggests that the St Michael Spurriergate once had a churchyard, although, as other posters have said, it's landlocked now in the middle of the shopping area.  York City Council may be able to help.

http://www.york.gov.uk/environment/Parks_and_open_spaces/churchyards/

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Sheffield Census 1831/Jones business
« on: Monday 23 July 12 21:08 BST (UK)  »
The 1831 census was little more than a population count.  1841 was the first census to include names and households.

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Adel refomatory
« on: Sunday 20 May 12 20:08 BST (UK)  »
I don't think the West Yorkshire Archive Service has that material online.  They do offer a research service for those unable to visit.  There's information about that on their site:

http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk/

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Adel refomatory
« on: Saturday 19 May 12 12:28 BST (UK)  »
There's background information here:

http://www.workhouses.org.uk/IS-Leeds/

and here:

http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-507261-adel-reformatory-tile-lane-leeds

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Warwickshire / Re: such a secret
« on: Sunday 13 May 12 19:59 BST (UK)  »
If there was a Coroner's inquest in 1980, there should be a record.  I'm not sure about Coventry, but I've had success in obtaining inquest papers in neighbouring Birmingham from the city archives. 

A problem you're likely to face, however, is that the inquest was too recent.  Birmingham operates a 75 year limit.

http://www.birmingham.gov.uk/cs/Satellite?c=Page&childpagename=Lib-Central-Archives-and-Heritage%2FPageLayout&cid=1223092751466&pagename=BCC%2FCommon%2FWrapper%2FWrapper

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Featherstone Church
« on: Sunday 13 May 12 15:06 BST (UK)  »
St Thomas in Featherstone was only built in 1876-78 and may well not have been open for business in February 1877.

All Saints and St Peter, Featherstone would appear to be this church:

http://www.allsaints-featherstone.co.uk/church

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Thorpe Arch, Yorkshire
« on: Saturday 12 May 12 12:24 BST (UK)  »
Here are a couple of links with more background:

http://www.thorp-arch.org.uk/Contents/Text/Index.asp?SiteId=879&SiteExtra=3102893&TopNavId=492&NavSideId=12109

http://www.thorparch.org.uk/

http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/ARY/Thorparch/index.html

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Yorkshire (West Riding) / Re: Thorpe Arch, Yorkshire
« on: Thursday 10 May 12 17:04 BST (UK)  »
Thorp Arch (no "e") is a village near Wetherby on the opposite side of the River Wharfe to Boston Spa.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorp_Arch,_West_Yorkshire

There was indeed a munitions factory nearby during WWII.  This is now the site of the Thorp Arch Trading Estate.  Some of the original buildings remain.

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