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Gloucestershire Lookup Requests / COMPLETED - St Michael's church - a burial riddle!
« on: Wednesday 25 February 09 19:44 GMT (UK) »
Hi
I am trying to help a Greek gentleman with whom I have been corresponding for some time. He is a scholar and is writing a book about a famous Greek poet who, at one point in his life, was in love with a very distant relation of mine. I have been able to help with a lot of material for his book but now he has asked me something that I cannot answer.
The father of the female relative in question, Susan Fortune RIDOUT, was Charles Vie RIDOUT who was a linen merchant living in the Royal Fort and working in the centre of Bristol, although he was actually born in Sherborne along with the rest of his family. He was a voter and Bristol Burgess as late as 1812. I was told a long time ago, by a friend on another list, that Charles' burial had taken place in St Michael's Church, Bristol on 1st March 1813 but I have no documentary evidence of this. I have a copy of his will, which was written on 28th August and proved 12th May 1815.
My Greek correspondent wants to know when Charles was buried and he is confused because he has some original letters from Charles' daughter in which she says that her father died in 1815. Last year he travelled from Greece and, amongst other things, made a visit to St Michael's cemetery but could not find Charles' grave due to the bad weather!
So.... can anyone please tell me how I might obtain a copy of a burial entry, or any evidence of a burial for Charles Vie RIDOUT in 1813 or 1815 at St Michael's please and solve this riddle? Thank you.
I am trying to help a Greek gentleman with whom I have been corresponding for some time. He is a scholar and is writing a book about a famous Greek poet who, at one point in his life, was in love with a very distant relation of mine. I have been able to help with a lot of material for his book but now he has asked me something that I cannot answer.
The father of the female relative in question, Susan Fortune RIDOUT, was Charles Vie RIDOUT who was a linen merchant living in the Royal Fort and working in the centre of Bristol, although he was actually born in Sherborne along with the rest of his family. He was a voter and Bristol Burgess as late as 1812. I was told a long time ago, by a friend on another list, that Charles' burial had taken place in St Michael's Church, Bristol on 1st March 1813 but I have no documentary evidence of this. I have a copy of his will, which was written on 28th August and proved 12th May 1815.
My Greek correspondent wants to know when Charles was buried and he is confused because he has some original letters from Charles' daughter in which she says that her father died in 1815. Last year he travelled from Greece and, amongst other things, made a visit to St Michael's cemetery but could not find Charles' grave due to the bad weather!
So.... can anyone please tell me how I might obtain a copy of a burial entry, or any evidence of a burial for Charles Vie RIDOUT in 1813 or 1815 at St Michael's please and solve this riddle? Thank you.
