Lived Aspatria, died Carlisle - where might she be buried? Maryport! COMPLETED

[Barbara.H]

I have a great-aunt whose death cert says that she died in the Border Counties Home for Incurables in 1936, and that her place of residence had been in Aspatria.
I contacted Carlisle bereavement services, but they could not find her in any of the Carlisle cemeteries.

She is Adelaide Campbell, my gt-grandfather's daughter by his first wife.  She trained as a nurse in Lancashire, then became a Queen's Nurse (early District Nurse) working in several different locations. She never married, and I don't know of any family connections with Cumberland, so I don't know who would have organised her funeral.

Could anyone suggest any other cemeteries in the area where she might be?

Thanks  Barbara

[emmsthheight]

Hello Barbara

I hope we can help you here.

Have you tried Wigton Cemetery?  I think offhand that that would be the nearest to Aspatria.

We do have records in Cumbria Record office, but I'm not sure how soon I'll be going.  As you've got a date, it would probably be as easy to get in touch with the cemetery.  I'll try and pin down some links.  The residence is still dowen as Aspatria.  Some small towns in our rural area still bury at the church.

I don't know if that's the case here.

I wonder failing that with her being a nurse, if there's an entry in the local paper.

I'll look for some links and see what else comes up and see where to go fgrom there.

By the way, was this Home for Uncurables the fever hospital that used to be at Longtown?  Some had their own burial ground.

Good luck

Emms

[emmsthheight]

Hi

I think Wigton Cemetery may be run independent from the council and it's not in the usual references - the ones on the net so far are all older family history. 

So below is all I've got so far, no emeil or link. 

Wigton Cemetery Cemetery House, Station Hill Wigton Cumbria CA7 9BN 016973 42442

Sorry about that, but I'll have another go.

Emms

[Barbara.H]

Thanks very much Emms,
The Carlisle office suggested I tried Allerdale bereavement services but I thought I'd try Rootschat first   
Wigton looks like a good bet on Google earth, my great aunt's last address was actually Scales, Aspatria which seems to be halfway between Aspatria itself and Wigton.

I didn't know this aunt existed until I started the family history but I have gone all through the online nursing archives and asked Sue at the Scarlet Finders website, and she sounds amazing, she was a nurse in Lancashire, Ireland and Durham before the war and if I have the right one, she was nursing in France for most of WW1 and was awarded the French Croix de Guerre.  But there is no mention of her in the archives after the War until her death in July 1936.  I haven't come across any family in Cumberland as yet, so I don't know if she came to the area to work, or retire or what. She never married or had children that I know of.

She was Adelaide McGibbon Campbell, born Lanarkshire 1868 (she was just Jane McGibbon then, added the other names later!) lived in Manchester & Oldham, Lancs 1881-1901, then nursing all over the place as I've said. Her small obituary in the RCN journal is here:

http://rcnarchive.rcn.org.uk/data/VOLUME084-1936/page239-volume84-september1936.pdf

I believe that the Home for Incurables later became Strathclyde House and was what nowadays we would call a hospicel. I found an address for Strathclyde House on Wigton Rd, Carlisle.

Thanks
  Barbara

[emmsthheight]

Hi Barbara

Thank you for the background and the site!

I've bookmarked it to return.

She certainly does sound an amazing lady.

I  was a bit slow there.

I knew Strathclyde House was a Home for Incurables, but didn't recognise the Scottish Counties bit.

I'll have another look in the morning.

Good night

Emms.

[Barbara.H]

Thanks Emms , have replied to your PM


Barbara

[Barbara.H]

Adelaide's burial place now found in Maryport Cemetery. Thanks to Emms & the Allerdale bereavement services 

Barbara

[emmsthheight]

Hi Barbara

Thank you for keeping me posted on progress.

I'm glad you found your burial.  Ley me know if there is anything else I can do.

Best wishes

Emms