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Thanks for that. Access was blocked because I am living in France. Using a VPN I managed to view the site and download the information. This thing of burying a limb, does seem odd, perhaps it's a Polish thing. Visiting cemeteries in Poland I noticed, on family graves, if say, the husband dies, they bury him, erect a stone with his details on, and then put his wife's details on the stone with a gap left for the date she dies. Seems a bit morbid to me. You visit the grave, and each time you are reminded of your mortality.

it is odd to see that the name on the grave record for Alexander is KRUCK and KRUK for John and Stella. The New Jersey marriage index 1912 has Stella Szelajko married to John KRUCK. the US Find a Grave Index 1936 has the burial of John KRUK, Stella is on the New Jersey Death Index as Stefania KRUK. Up to 1939 all the census and Directories use KRUK, the 1940 census uses KRACK. The joys of research.

Thanks for your help.

Looks like the answer.

The two burials, one in Feb 1836 and the other Apr 1837:

There is a record in the 1837 City Directory for a John Kruk at Garfield, Bergen County, New jersey, so this could be connected with the 1837 burial. and the 1830 Census record. That leaves us with the Feb 1836 burial. So for the moment I'll go with that, until any other information turns up, one way or the other.

Thanks.

I have struggled to find details of the death of JOHN KRUK.
He was born in Poland in 1894, immigrated to the USA in 1904 and lived at 380 Chesnut, Newark, Essex, New jersey. His name may be spelt KRUCK, or KRACK.

He appears in the 1836 US City Directory but is missing in 1838 edition, his wife is listed as a widow in 1838.

I have checked Ancestry, New Jersey, Death Index without success.

His wife is Stella Kruk, and she is in the New Jersey Death Index under her original name, Stefania Kruk, died Apr 1961. With the family home in Newark, I have no reason doubt that John died in Newark.

Thanks.

Quote from: heywood on Tuesday 03 December 19 10:49 GMT (UK)

Just for noting

1891 3276/33

46 Fleet Street A u L

Ann Goulden, lodger, widow, 55 yrs b Kilmainham, Ireland

I thought I had seen County Mayo as a birthplace for Ann (if it is the right one)

Here it is

1901 3785/118/2

Ann Goulding 64 yr widow b County Mayo

Now would Kilmainham (1891) and County Mayo (1901) sound similar to an untrained ear?

There is a death in 1908, Ann Goulding 66 yrs.

Does that fit into your time line for Edward’s records?

Kilmainham and County Mayo wouldn't sound the same to me, but I lived in Ireland for seventeen years and know the importance of Kilmainham. To the untrained ear maybe.

As a district of Dublin, Kilmainham is a very specific place whereas County Mayo is very general. Who knows.

The death of Ann Goulding in 1908 would fit. Worth some investigation especially as Edward indicated  his mother was Ann Goulding, in his discharge papers.  Maybe she adopted this spelling later in life.