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Sussex / Re: Were any of your ancestors buried at the Queens Road Cemetery in East Grinstead?
« on: Thursday 26 July 18 15:34 BST (UK)  »
Also of interest is Lady Emily Maria Somers-Cocks who was the youngest daughter of the late John 2nd Earl Somers and Caroline Harriet (Nee Yorke) who was the youngest daughter of Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwick K.G.

Lady Emily Maria Somers-Cocks (also spelled Cox) was laid to rest registered as a sister of mercy from St Margaret's in East Grinstead under "Sister Emily Maria" at Queens Road Cemetery.

Additionally, Emily's older sister, Caroline Margaret Courtenay (nee Cocks) was the maid of honor to Queen Victoria.

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Sussex / Re: Were any of your ancestors buried at the Queens Road Cemetery in East Grinstead?
« on: Thursday 26 July 18 08:36 BST (UK)  »
Also laid to rest at Queens Road Cemetery is Sarah Elizabeth Wardroper (née Bisshopp; c. 1814–1892) who was matron of St Thomas' Hospital, London, and the first superintendent of the Nightingale School of Nursing at that hospital.

Florence Nightingale selected St Thomas' Hospital as the site for her new nurse training school. She and Henry Bonham Carter, as the secretary of the Nightingale Fund Council, worked closely together for decades to send out teams of trained matrons and nurses from St Thomas' to bring in the new high standards to other hospitals. She took visitors to St Thomas' to show how the reformed system operated, and visited hospitals on Nightingale's behalf which were considering the introduction of trained nursing.

Apparently, on Wardroper's death, Florence Nightingale wrote, "The Reform of Sick Nursing and the Late Mrs Wardroper”

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Sussex / Re: Were any of your ancestors buried at the Queens Road Cemetery in East Grinstead?
« on: Thursday 26 July 18 08:28 BST (UK)  »
Great suggestion!

PrivateVICKERY, W F
Service Number G/37223
Died 09/11/1918
Aged 24
3rd Bn.
Royal Sussex Regiment
Son of George and Annie Vickery, of 20, Durkins Rd., East Grinstead.

PrivateBOYLETT, HERBERT
Service Number 703129
Died 12/04/1917
Aged 25
23rd Bn.
London Regiment
Husband of Elsie Kate Boylett, of R/4, Queen's Rd., East Grinstead.

Shoeing SmithWHITING, RICHARD WILLIAM
Service Number TS/8365
Died 03/04/1917
No. 4 Coy. 41st Div. Train
Army Service Corps

SerjeantBALLARD, GEORGE BERNARD
Service Number 94516
Died 23/09/1917
"A" Bty. 52nd Bde.
Royal Field Artillery

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Sussex / Re: Were any of your ancestors buried at the Queens Road Cemetery in East Grinstead?
« on: Wednesday 25 July 18 10:40 BST (UK)  »
Me too! It is going to be a huge project but as Benjamin Franklin said “Show me your burial grounds and I’ll show you a measure of the civility of a community”

Cemeteries like Queens Road are rich  distinctive architecture and provide quiet places to commemorate our deceased. I also think that they are an invaluable educational tool to research genealogy, educate our youth or delve into our local history! Cemeteries often provide us with some of the earliest written local history. Headstones reveal names and dates for locally significant persons (although i believe everyone is significant). They offer glimpses into local illness and epidemics and tell of a community’s sacrifices in our nation’s wars (we have 4 war graves at Queens Road) so i am incredibly keen to bring this back into the community.

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Sussex / Were any of your ancestors buried at the Queens Road Cemetery in East Grinstead?
« on: Wednesday 25 July 18 09:13 BST (UK)  »
I am keen to learn about the lives of those laid to rest in the old Queens Road Cemetery in East Grinstead where it is believed almost 4,000 are buried. The cemetery has been closed for a number of years to the public due to landslip because of the topography of the land (being on a slope) and the historic presence of badgers in the cemetery which have rendered parts of the land hazardous for walking. I am passionate about restoring the Cemetery to allow relatives / friends to pay their respects in safe & serene surroundings. To that end, i am looking to start a "Friends of East Grinstead Cemeteries" and apply for funding. in order to achieve the funding in particular, i want to show that all lives matter and that everyone has a story - so if you have any stories and/or photographs you would be willing to share or you wish to be a part of setting up and running the "Friends" group - please get in touch :D

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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: East Grinstead Burial Registers (1599-1900)
« on: Thursday 12 July 18 11:40 BST (UK)  »
Hi Dawn,

Not a problem - i'm more than happy to help with looking at burial records - As you have so astutely put it, being the only Cemetery Officer for East Grinstead means time is not always on my side!  Unfortunately we have to charge for lengthy research (that likely involve me donning old clothes and rummaging through basement archives) but this charged in half hourly units.

For anything else simple where i have at least an approximate date of death and an idea of name i'm happy just to take a brief look.

In addition to contacting our local museum (on my "to do" list) would you know a good starting point for me to obtain photos of the cemetery and learn about those buried at Queens Road? It probably sounds incredibly sentimental (which i'm afraid i am!) but it saddens me having all of these records and having no clue as to the stories behind the names.

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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: Marriage Lookup - Henry Harding, Fletching 1833
« on: Thursday 12 July 18 11:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi Tim,

Apologies if the following is information you are already aware of - looking at the burial records i can confirm a Henry Harding (Labourer) was buried at Queens Road Cemetery, East Grinstead on the 22nd Feb 1888 at 77 years old - grave number 1551 (Section 'H' in the cemetery)

Also laid to rest with Henry is Charlotte Harding aged 74 buried on the 11th of January 1888.


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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: East Grinstead Burial Registers (1599-1900)
« on: Thursday 12 July 18 10:36 BST (UK)  »
Hi Romilly,

Not a problem - glad to have been able to help a little. 

Kindest regards,

Sarah

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Sussex Lookup Requests / Re: East Grinstead Burial Registers (1599-1900)
« on: Thursday 12 July 18 10:13 BST (UK)  »
Hi Romilly,

Not a problem - happy to help! Once you know when you want to visit, get in touch and we'll get something arranged, I'm fully expecting it to be a challenge locating the grave sadly with the current overgrowth but we'll find it I'm sure. Amelie's grave is in 'Section A' of the Cemetery.

I can confirm that Charlotte Mary Dyer aged 5 is indeed with Amelie, she was buried on March 21st 1878 - she is noted as 'carpenters daughter' - As you will appreciate the italic writing is hard to read but Charlotte's location of death looks to be 'London Road, East Grinstead, Near Imberh. Nursery' (I'm guessing this maybe Imberhorne but i cant say for definite.

I have no past experience with East Grinstead so i'm learning rapidly to get up to speed with the Town's vast and amazing history - i gather there are some "people of note" from historic East Grinstead but i also want to learn more about everyday life stories too  - everybody counts  :)

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