Great Malvern Priory LOOKUP - BRIGHT Wyche

[Nemo]

Hi Matt
Bit of setback. I checked St Gabriel's, Hanley Swan and St Mary's, Hanley Castle and Alice wasn't baptised at either of those churches. The History Centre only has a film of the burials at St Peter's, Malvern Wells, so you will need to contact the incumbent. I'll send you a pm with the vicar's email address.

The History Centre staff are going to get the Record Office website changed to show that they have a film of the burials not the baptisms.

 Nemo

[netti]

Not sure if it's relevant but I found a T Bright living at Dales Cottage, Old Wyche Rd in 1928.

Also there is Sarah Ann A Bright registered Upton Mar 1/4 1894 - have you discounted her?

[cispt2]

Thank you netti. Yes thanks to the info on this chat and the 1891/1901 censuses I have a feeling that Sarah Ann A might be a match - and I believe the certificate has been ordered. There's a parallel search for the associated baptism just in case the A isn't written out in full (as Alice we hope). Trying to also uncover this person in the 1901 census in the meantime.
cheers,
matt

[cispt2]

Been a long time, but we know a little more now.

Sarah Ann Alice BRIGHT (called Alice) died 24th Sep 1920.

Alice died at "Isolation Hospital Hill Top Bromsport WD" , and lived at "No 1 Upper Chase Road Malvern W.D."

Full death cert can be found here: https://randomfh.blogspot.com/2012/01/death-certificate-of-alice-bright-1894.html?q=alice+bright

I'd like to find out where her funeral and burial were. Anyone have access to Priory other other funeral/burial indexes in Malvern?

Perhaps Isolation Hospital Hill Top is a distance from Malvern? If so, possibly there is a nearby church? Any advice greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,
Matt

[Kay99]

Looking at the death cert she died in the Bromsgrove Reg District  at the Isolation Hosp, Hill Top, Bromsgrove  U D (Urban District)- quite a distance from Malvern - presumably as she died of TB

Kay

Added http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/c/F149084
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=376&page=27

[Kay99]

This is a map showing the isolation hosp https://maps.nls.uk/view/101586088#zoom=4&lat=1916&lon=5381&layers=BT

[cispt2]

Thanks Kay! Based on its location, do you have any suggestions about the closes church/cemetery for burials? How far is it from Malvern?
Any advice on how to check Malvern funeral/burial records in the week after her death would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Matt

[Kay99]

The isolation  hospital is about 25 miles from Malvern but I noticed that the informant at the time of Sarah's death was her aunt Sarah Ann Palmer who lived in Droitwich (7 miles from Bromsgrove)   

The location of her burial/cremation might be in Bromsgrove or Malvern or relate to where her nearest family were living at the time.   If her aunt Sarah Ann Palmer was her closest relative possibly this might mean Droitwich is also a possibility.

Kay

[cispt2]

Thanks Kay - so before I go off on this mission - do you know whether church records for 1920 are generally accessible? You points are good - I know the family had some events at Malvern Priory, and i think Droitwich is a good point. I don't know if people who died at the Isolation Hospital were considered infectious after death - this may have affected where they were buried.