Workhouse Death

[sbrewster4]

MyGG Grandmother was a foster mother at 455 Cowbridge Road. It seems that she was looking after 11 children.

Obviously Cowbridge Road is now split into east and west. Does anyone know where the current location of these houses are or where they were?

Thanks

[Lesleyann]

If you're looking for burials, Cardiff City Council have an excellent search facility. You can download a form from their bereavement department. You can ask for five searches for twenty pounds and they search all cemeteries. I've recently had some searches done and they sent me a copy of the entry in the burial book, including the actual cost of the funeral and plans of the cemetery - Cathays in this instance - with the relevant graves highlighted.  There is a plan of the whole cemetery and one of the relevant section. It was all done by a very helpful lady called Elaine.

[slyvia]

Thank you Lesleyann

Sylvia

[wilcoxon]

News

 Cite

 A bit late and you might already have this.
South Wales News.  8 January 1930

FATAL FALL DOWNSTAIRS. Mr E. H. Reece, coroner, conducted an inquest at Cardiff Town Hall on Saturday on the body of Violetta F. C. Ellard (39) a widow, who resided at 17, Herbert-street. From the evidence it appeared that on the day after Christmas she fell while walking upstairs. Elizabeth Hayes, another occupant of the house, picked her up, and deceased seemed to be none the worse for the fail. Three days later, however, she complained of giddiness, and was advised to go into the Union Iniirmary. There she became unconscious, and died on January 6th. Dr. Campbell Jenkins said that deceased had sustained a fracture of the skull, A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned. ,

[wilcoxon]

Should be 1900.

[wilcoxon]

Burial Date:10 Jan 1900
St Mary the Virgin Cardiff
Glamorganshire, Wales

I'm probably giving information you have by now but it's a sad story.

[slyvia]

I have just checked by typing in 455 Cowbridge Road West and there are a row of houses
all black and white . The home for children must have been demolished and these built in its
place.

Sylvia

[Lesleyann]

I have today received the result of a burial search by Cardiff City Council as I mentioned above. It was for someone who died in 1889 in the same workhouse you are enquiring about. He is buried in a pauper's grave in Cathays Cemetery in Cardiff. The chances are your lady will be in the same place. With a pauper's grave it is very unlikely there will be a headstone so, if you want to locate the grave, a search will have to be undertaken. The cemetery is vast so you could spend years looking even for graves with headstones.

[wilcoxon]

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~cdfplacesofworship/genealogy/pow/cdfbutetwnstmaryststephen.html

This confirms it could be Cathay.