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Maureen

Thanks. George H Ackroyd I believe married one of Sarah's children (Florence) in 1919, but she died in 1926.  I haven't chased that family yet, so could well be a grandchild.  But my Sarah was b 1871.

Hi everyone

John LEONARD married my great grandmother Sarah Ann BIDWELL (nee RODGERS) in 1919 in the Barnsley Reg District after her first husband Tom BIDWELL died aged 45 of pneumonia in 1915.  As far as I know they didn't have any children of their own (Sarah was 47 at the time of her second marriage, and had 5 living at the time of her wedding to John).

I'm trying to find out when John died (it was before Sarah's death in 1945). There are two likely candidates in the Barnsley district.  One died 1929 aged 52 (so aged about 42 at time of marriage) and the other died 1934 aged 70 (so about 55 at time of wedding).  As Sarah was 48 when she married for the second time, I'm leaning towards the older chap, but can anyone suggest a way of establishing this for sure short of ordering certificates?

Thanks Brian, we did pretty well today.  We were fortunate in that the Rev Michael Newman, the current rector at Fulneck, kindly offered to show us the original parish registers, and was able to locate the graves of two of the ancestors we were hunting.  (Many of the slabs were overgrown or covered in moss).  We also had a look at the outside of St Wilfred's, but unfortunately we couldn't go inside.

All in all a very rewarding day of genealogy!

Thanks for the offer Brian, but hopefully I won't be needing a plot for a bit yet!

I've sent a note to the management of both St Wilfred's and Fulneck churches to see if it is possible to see inside either.

I had a virtual 'drive' around the War Memorial yesterday and it looks like there isn't anything to see of the old Chapel.

Hi people

I have a few questions I hope Calverley Lad or someone else can answer.

 I gather that there's now a War Memorial where All Saints Chapel used to be in Pudsey, and that some of the memorial stones were moved over to St Lawrence when that Church was opened in 1824.  But does that mean some memorial stones were left behind?  Were any graves relocated?  Is there anything of the old Chapel and burial ground still to see around the War Memorial?  What is the street address for the War Memorial?  And when did burials stop in the grounds of both St Lawrence and St Wilfred?

I've got a chance of a quick flying visit next Friday and would love to have a bit more info (I've also got to nip in to the Moravian Church grounds at Fulneck-does that require prior permission?)