Sophia Coulbeck née

[it04crc]

My GGG grandmother, Sophia Coulbeck died in 1885. I'm ideally looking for more information surrounding her death. The circumstances seem interesting.

The last census she appears on, as living with her husband and children, is 1871. Her last child was born circa 1879. The 1881 census has her living with her mother. All her children are living with their father. Her entire family lived in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire. The record of her death states that she died in Lincoln in 1885.

I have a hunch she may have died in some sort of institution. Early on in my research I think read something that I foolishly brushed aside and no longer recall what it was.

Any help to shed some light on her death would be much appreciated. Also, this is my first ever post on Rootschat.com. I really hope there is someone out there who can help me ...

[rosiemagic]

Welcome to RootsChat it04crc :-)
Will have a quick dig around and see if I can find anything for you....RM

[rosiemagic]

Hello again,

Well I've found her burial details - don't know if you live near enough to be able to go to Cleethorpes cemetary.....

First name(s): Sophia
Last name: COULBECK   
Date of burial: 16 Apr 1885
Age at death: 38
Calculated year of birth: 1847
Place of burial: Cleethorpes
Dedication: Cemetery
County: Lincolnshire

RM :-)

[rover72]

Headstone reads:

Sophia COULBECK, wife of Charles COULBECK, died 12 April 1885, age 38, also Hannah COULBECK, wife of Thomas COULBECK, died 19 March 1890, age 86.

[lizdb]

Why not get her death cert? That will tell you where she died, the informant, and what she died of. So should help tell you more about the circumstances of her death, and whether she was in a home or not.

[it04crc]

Thanks you so much for the replies. That's given me a bit to think about.

According to the census records and a death record, Sophia's mother-in-law Ann Coulbeck died in 1890, who was married to a Thomas Coulbeck. How accurate is that headstone transcription? I suppose Ann could be a diminutive of Hannah but that's the first I've seen of her being named as such.