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Re: Looking for his Burial/Cremation Record
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 24 November 15 12:51 GMT (UK) »
Just found Harry residing in Maidstone prison for misappropriation in Norfolk serving a 3 year sentence. Found some more information on this the records should be available to you on ancestry and findmypast if you have subscription to either site. He fiddled some wills he was a trustee to.
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Chapman. Kent/Liverpool 1900+
Linnett.Kent/liverpool 1900+
Button. Kent
Sawyer. Kent
Swain. Kent
Austin/en. Kent
Ellen. Kent
Harman. Kent/ norfolk

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Re: Looking for his Burial/Cremation Record
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 26 November 15 15:39 GMT (UK) »
Renewed thanks to all and especially Panda (yes I've been using Ancestry thank you and have a load of detail; disappointingly the Court case involved the name Pilgrim and was also family money).

Well I promised to report my findings and have already received this super response from Norwich "I have checked both the Rosary and Earlham cemeteries in Norwich for a burial entry of Harry Pope in 1924, however, no entry was recorded.  We also hold a register of burials for St. Andrews Hospital, however, no entry was recorded in this either.  My colleague checked the 1911 census which stated that Harry was in prison in Maidstone at that time and that his parish of birth was given as Swaffham.  Given this information, I also checked the Swaffham burial registers thinking that he may have been buried in his home parish, however, no entry was recorded in this burial register either.  It is possible that Harry was cremated as cremation was legal by this time, however, we do not hold any records relating to cremation and St Faith's Crematorium in Norfolk was not opened until the 1930s, whilst Norwich City Crematorium (situated in the Norwich City Cemetery on Earlham Road) did not open until 1964. Records for both are now in private hands.
I am very sorry that we could not be of any assistance on this occasion."

How super is that? Above and beyond the call I'd say. I now have a theory that there is a piece of (re)consecrated ground between factories on an Industrial Estate at Thorpe St Andrew which I shall look into the next time I'm up in Norfolk; it may be enough for me to pay my respects properly.

Meanwhile, thanks to all you good folk on RootsChat for even caring - bless your good hearts.