Show Posts

This section allows you to view all posts made by this member. Note that you can only see posts made in areas you currently have access to.


Messages - baggies023

Pages: [1] 2 3
1
Midlothian / Re: Help with burial in Leith
« on: Friday 18 October 19 19:45 BST (UK)  »
Thank you, so much Dorrie.
I'll keep searching, until I find her!
Your right, hopefully, one day.

I have a good feeling about it.

Indeed, keeps their memory alive

Best wishes

Nicola

2
Midlothian / Re: Help with burial in Leith
« on: Friday 18 October 19 09:02 BST (UK)  »
Aww, it's been knocked down!
 Such a pitty that!

I'm hoping to visit Edinburgh, at some point next year.
I haven't been since I was a kid.

I'd like to visit the places I've found while doing my research.

Places like :  Ferry Road & Primrose street, and many others.

Ooh and Edinburgh castle!
Is that where the Scotland National Museum is ?
My 2 x great Uncle Peter Currie - he was a district gunner - his medals are kept there.
I did manage to find information on the Museum web page.

"Press photograph of Sergeant Peter Currie, as District Gunner, showing the one o'clock gun to a group of U.S. Navy sailors, c. 1950"

I would love to see this photo of him and view his medals.

I did try searching the old archives papers.

But haven't found nothing yet!

Yes, I'm on Ancestry. :))

 But, the icing on the cake.. would be to finally find, where my Great Grandmother is buried or cremated.
 All I can do is keep searching!

Thank you Dorrie, for your information.
Appreciated.




3
Midlothian / Re: Help with burial in Leith
« on: Thursday 17 October 19 17:39 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Dorrie.
I'm pretty sure, my grandmother mentioned Royston Mains school.
Would that be close to where they lived?
Does that school still exist  ?
Interesting
Thanks

4
Midlothian / Re: Help with burial in Leith
« on: Wednesday 16 October 19 13:48 BST (UK)  »
Here is what now so far on :-

Victoria Currie (maiden name) Drewitt

Birth : 27 March 1901 - 30 November 1942
Baptism - on 21 April 1901
Father - Fredrick John Drewitt
Mother - Alice Maud Mary Drewitt
Living at 27 Linsey Street Bermondsey

1911 Census showing Victoria aged 10,
still living at 27 Linsey street.

Marriage September qtr in 1919.

Married Robinson Currie
 / district- camberwell.

My G grandfather's first Merchant Navy ship" The Hamonic "was based in London.
He joined up in 1918.

 1911 census showing  Robinson Currie living at 2 Coruna Place aged 9

Their first child was born in 1920  / district - Camberwell
Second child born in 1923/ district-Midlothian
My Grandmother was the youngest sibling of 7 children , born in 1935
Grandmothers words "I was born in Leith!"  ;)

Voting listing in 1935 - address showing as - 31 Primrose Street.

Death Certificate dated April 1943 corrected entry showing address as 736 Ferry Road, Edinburgh
/ district shown as Haymarket

Hope that helps Ray  :)



5
Midlothian / Re: Help with burial in Leith
« on: Wednesday 16 October 19 12:25 BST (UK)  »
Hello Hibee,
I believe Corstorphine Hill Cemetery is council owned.
39 cemeteries in Edinburgh are owned & managed by the council.
Had all the council owned & managed ones already checked for records.
No luck unfortunately!
Thank you

6
Midlothian / Re: Help with burial in Leith
« on: Wednesday 16 October 19 10:07 BST (UK)  »
Thank you Annie.

My G grandfather's name is on the death certificate,  Robinson Currie born 12 December 1901
He served in the Merchant Navy all his life until he retired in 1958
He remarried again in 1948 and moved to Bangor, North Wales.
Taking my grandmother with him, my grandmother was the youngest sibling of 7 children.
I have family in Edinburgh still, to this day.
3 siblings stayed and lived in Edinburgh,
2 moved to Canada and another in Birmingham.
But unfortunately, my grandmother'
s generation of siblings have now all sadly passed away.
Leaving us with unanswered questions and nobody knowing.

Victoria's family lived in Bermondsey.
27 Linsey Street.
I did find a baptism record
Dated 21 April 1901
Bermondsey St James, Southwalk,
Showing Father : Fredrick John Drewitt
Mother : Alice Maud Mary Drewitt

I haven't come across the 1939 census for her yet.
I did find voting list showing her living at 31 Primrose Street Edinburgh in 1935.


7
Midlothian / Re: Help with burial in Leith
« on: Wednesday 16 October 19 08:44 BST (UK)  »
bereavement@edinburgh.gov.uk

Thank you Dorrie for your information.
I contacted the above email address with hope in finding information on my G grandmother.

I read that Edinburgh council owns & manages 39 cemeteries .

On my first post, I called it Mortonhall Edinburgh, I now know, that Mortonhall is the Crematorium, not the place where I emailed.

According to the gentleman at Edinburgh council no data, was found for Victoria Currie.
So, I wonder, if that's all 39 council owned cemeteries checked.

The council guy kindly sent me a list of the privately owned cemeteries, to which I emailed, and had no luck!

In all fairness, that's a lot of cemeteries! Which leads me question, is she in Scotland.

8
Midlothian / Re: Help with burial in Leith
« on: Tuesday 15 October 19 22:51 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Ray.
Having difficulty uploading my documents on here. E.g death certificate & birth register
File size to large!
Sorry, unsure of what to do.

Using my phone, as I don't have laptop access.


9
Midlothian / Re: Help with burial in Leith
« on: Tuesday 15 October 19 21:00 BST (UK)  »
I have gone on The BNA - Edinburgh evening news is only dated to August 1942, sadly.
I have put searches in, but no luck unfortunately.

Pages: [1] 2 3