Burial - George Augustus Bedford

[Reggie]

Would a kind person please lookup the National Burial Index and see if George Augustus Bedford is entered.  He died 11 Feb 1879.  Also, if there are other Bedfords listed. His wife, Eleanor, may be listed. I don't know her death date.

Thank you,

Reg

[Chris in 1066Land]

Hi Reggie

There are 65 George Bedfords on the NBI – but non are in Kent or have the second forename of Augustus

There were 6 Eleanor Bedfords, but only one was an adult aged 80 in 1838 – non of the 6 were shown as ‘passing on’ in Kent

Sorry to be so Negative

Chris in 1066Land

[Reggie]

Hi Reggie

There are 65 George Bedfords on the NBI – but non are in Kent or have the second forename of Augustus

There were 6 Eleanor Bedfords, but only one was an adult aged 80 in 1838 – non of the 6 were shown as ‘passing on’ in Kent

Sorry to be so Negative

Chris in 1066Land

Thanks for your reply.  It seems rather strange that George A wasn't buried in Kent given that I have extracted his death notice from the London Times and his probate  both state he died at "The Elms', Sydenham Hill and his probate states "...formerly of South View Bromley both in the County of Kent".

Chris, he was a Vice Admiral in the Navy.  Would there be a chance he could be buried in a 'Service Cemetery'? Are you able to advise me of a place where I may search his service details?

Reg

[Chris in 1066Land]

Reggie

Hang on in there mate

The first edition of the NBI only had some 5 million records, of which 16,000 were from Kent.  (In Lewes, Sussex, where I have been transcribing the burial registers, some 8000 were in one yard alone)

So as you can see, Kent has a very poor coverage.  

The original idea of the NBI was to fill a gap between 1800 and the start of registration in 1837 as far as burials were concerned; but most family history societies entered details before and after those dates.  Some societies like Nottinghamshire and Sussex didnt enter any details at all because they had their own publications contaning burial entries - these would not have sold if they had submitted same to the NBI cd.

The second edition of the NBI is due to hit the shops in August, so keep your fingers crossed.

Chris in 1066Land

[Reggie]

Thanks Chris.  I will hang in there.  In the meantime I look at other means of finding more on him.  He is a bit of a mytsery.  I cannot find which Bedford line he comes from.

Thanks for your input and advice.

Reg