Offer: Derbyshire Parish records

[bev256g]

Hi Derek

I wondered if your records would show where someone was buried?  My Great Great Grandfather, John Hawkins died at 23 Lordsmill Street, Chesterfield on 23rd March 1889. 

Thanks for your help
Bev

[sunflower]

Hello Derek

Is your offer still open?

Do you have access to Willington records?

[Derbysderek]

Bev......her death took place so close to St Mary's (Crooked Spire) that yu could almost have carried her there..I'd have to go to Matlock records office to prove it.......but I can't do it this week.
Have you tried NBI..National Burials Index?

Derek.

[Derbysderek]

Sunflower..not as such..but I do have a lot of irons in the fire. up to 1911...so try me......

Derek.

[bev256g]

Hi Derek

Thanks for that.  

I did think about St Mary's but thought that I might be being too optimistic and the Spital Cemetery jumped out of the map at me.

I haven't tried the NBI, can I get that online or would I need to go to Matlock to see that? This is the first time I have tried to find where someone is buried.

Sorry for all the questions.
Bev

[bev256g]

Hi Derek

I've looked on Findmypast and found a record of his burial. This is what I found:

Forenames:John
Surname:Hawkins
Year:1889
Age:52
Place of Event:Chesterfield
Reg Office:Chesterfield
County:Derbyshire
Register Entry:CHD/69/432
Record source:Derbyshire Registrars Death Index  Find out more
Data provider:Derbyshire Family History Society

I'm not sure what this tells me, can you shed any light on it for me?

Thanks
Bev

[bodger]

Derek, i may have missed your reply, Bacons n Belper ? Duffield.
See post #10
                    bodger

[Derbysderek]

Hi Bev....it actually doesn't tell you any more than you found on the Deaths section of BMD.....what it does tell you is that there is a Rgistrar of Deaths..and i may find that at Matlock records Office.......and that the Derbyshire family History Society exists..they do look ups but charge for it.
Short of that the Chesterfield Parish Registers..but which one.....will tell us.......again..although i have many many Pr's St mary's ain't one of them........but a note of hope..the Church which performed the Burial Service is usually the one which performed the Burial........except of course for cremations.

Derek

[bev256g]

Hi Derek

John Hawkins died of Bronchitus, he was a coal miner.  Do you think its a possibility that he was cremated? I didn't really consider that.

I have thought of cremation as being pretty modern but I suppose if someone died of a contagious disease, cremation would get rid of the germs.

Would the parish records of St Mary's be at Matlock?

Thanks
Bev