James Brandrick

[smorw]

I was wondering if anyone can help me find a death record for James Brandrick.  He was born in 1862 in Uttoxeter, England and he died in the State of New York, I believe.  He was still alive in 1940 living at the Westchester County Almshouse.  I also wondering if anyone could find out where he was buried.  Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Sandra

[shellyesq]

Considering his circumstances, it seems doubtful that he'd show up in many of the places where we would typically look - city directories, obituaries, information about immediate family, etc.  He probably couldn't afford to be buried in a typical cemetery. 

There's some information about burials for people from the Almshouse here:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2381268

http://www.siriusgenealogy.com/articles/article.cfm?id=43

There is a library that does look-ups in the death index (which I believe only runs to 1948 at present), but you would need to narrow it down to within about 5 years.  Further information is here:  http://www.unyg.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/new-york-state-vital-records-microfiche-indexes-update/

[smorw]

I am having trouble finding anything about James Brandrick who died after 1940 sometime.  He was living at the Westchester County Almshouse at that time.  Since he lived there for more than 30 years he probably died and was buried in a Potter's Field Cemetary but I cannot find any such cemetary there.  Maybe someone could help me with this part of my research.  He also had a daughter, Theodora Brandrick who was born about 1899 and was on the 1900 census at age 1 but there is no record of her after that and was wondering if she died very young and where she may have been buried. Her mother was Louisa, her brothers were Ivan and Eric and a sister, Violet.
If any one can help me further my research, it would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks

Threads on same topic merged ~moderator

[aghadowey]

Theodora Brandrick born Dec.1898 N.Y.- parents James Brandrick (1862) & Louisa Ratcliffe (12 Nov.1863 England-1951 Saskatchewan, Canada) married 30 Sept.1888- according to family tree on Ancestry. Other children listed are Harold (1889-1889), Ivan Ernest (1890-1964), Violet Ella (1894-1973), Eric Russel (1896-1962).

It was not uncommon for paupers to be buried in a section of a cemetery rather than in a separate one.

[*Sandra*]

Previous duplicate thread:-

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,638910.0.html

Louisa, Ivan, Violet and Eric are at Duck Lane Prince Albert Saskatchewan on the 1916 census which says they all immigrated in 1902.  Theodora may have died when they arrived in Canada ?

Sandra

[aghadowey]

Here's a bit about Westchester County Almshouse- "23 volumes of Almshouse Records held by the Westchester County Archives include inmate records documenting birthplaces, occupations, and personal and familial habits of many generations of Westchester’s poor."
http://www.westchesterarchives.com/ht/muni/wca/almshouse.html

This might be where you got the "Potters Field Cemetery" reference-
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&CRid=2381268
After 1920, a new cemetery was built for the poor of Westchester County. This cemetery was called 'Potter's Field' and it was built on the 'Grasslands' complex in Valhalla, NY. The burials for this cemetery can be found on the FindAGrave website. There is a cemetery map which was created with all the occupants of the Potter's Field cemetery - it is available at the Westchester County Archives.
In 1935, the land where the County Alms House Cemetery was located was given over to make way for the construction of the Saw Mill River Parkway. Instead of disturbing any of the existing graves, the cemetery in Eastview was covered over with 20 feet of dirt and the Parkway was then built over it. This old cemetery would've been located somewhere around the present-day vicinity of Exit 23 off of the Saw Mill River Parkway.

Added-
http://www.siriusgenealogy.com/articles/article.cfm?id=43

[aghadowey]

Thanks, Sandra- I found this thread under How to Use Rootschat and moved it to U.S. board without knowing there was already another one.

[aghadowey]

Recent obituary- might be Ivan's son- see here
Brother Eric- "Eric was born on January 4, 1921 in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan to Ivan and Sarah Brandrick. In the spring of 1928 his parents moved the family to the Rainy ..."

[aghadowey]

This Brandrick site has details of James & his family, including a photo of James, Louisa and some of the children- perhaps contact the other relatives posting there for more family information:
http://branancest.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=researchingpeople&action=display&thread=22