Help with burial in Leith

[baggies023]

Thank you Annie.

My G grandfather's name is on the death certificate,  Robinson Currie born 12 December 1901
He served in the Merchant Navy all his life until he retired in 1958
He remarried again in 1948 and moved to Bangor, North Wales.
Taking my grandmother with him, my grandmother was the youngest sibling of 7 children.
I have family in Edinburgh still, to this day.
3 siblings stayed and lived in Edinburgh,
2 moved to Canada and another in Birmingham.
But unfortunately, my grandmother'
s generation of siblings have now all sadly passed away.
Leaving us with unanswered questions and nobody knowing.

Victoria's family lived in Bermondsey.
27 Linsey Street.
I did find a baptism record
Dated 21 April 1901
Bermondsey St James, Southwalk,
Showing Father : Fredrick John Drewitt
Mother : Alice Maud Mary Drewitt

I haven't come across the 1939 census for her yet.
I did find voting list showing her living at 31 Primrose Street Edinburgh in 1935.

[Forfarian]

Regarding Haymarket - that is Registration District where your great grandmother's death was registered. Haymarket is in the centre of Edinburgh at the West End. Perhaps whoever registered her death found it more convenient to go there rather than use the one at the other end of Ferry Road which is actually in Leith.

Hmmmm.

The original regulations were quite specific that a death had to be registered in the registration district in which it occurred. That has now been changed (I was able to register in Queensferry a death that occurred in North Leith in 2011) but I don't think it had been changed by 1942.

Haymarket registration district seems to have had a variety of boundaries. In particular, I see from https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//research/statutory-registers/RD-guide-Edinburgh.pdf that the Corstorphine and Cramond registration districts were abolished in 1932, and by 1942 there were only Haymarket, St Andrew, Canongate and Portobello, St Giles, George Square, Newington, Morningside and Leith. Haymarket registration district, which was only created in 1930, must therefore have been extended by 1942 to include among other areas Corstorphine and Cramond.

[Hibee]

What about Corstorphine Hill Cemetery.  Quite close to Davidson's Mains.

Hibee.

[baggies023]

Hello Hibee,
I believe Corstorphine Hill Cemetery is council owned.
39 cemeteries in Edinburgh are owned & managed by the council.
Had all the council owned & managed ones already checked for records.
No luck unfortunately!
Thank you

[baggies023]

Here is what now so far on :-

Victoria Currie (maiden name) Drewitt

Birth : 27 March 1901 - 30 November 1942
Baptism - on 21 April 1901
Father - Fredrick John Drewitt
Mother - Alice Maud Mary Drewitt
Living at 27 Linsey Street Bermondsey

1911 Census showing Victoria aged 10,
still living at 27 Linsey street.

Marriage September qtr in 1919.

Married Robinson Currie
 / district- camberwell.

My G grandfather's first Merchant Navy ship" The Hamonic "was based in London.
He joined up in 1918.

 1911 census showing  Robinson Currie living at 2 Coruna Place aged 9

Their first child was born in 1920  / district - Camberwell
Second child born in 1923/ district-Midlothian
My Grandmother was the youngest sibling of 7 children , born in 1935
Grandmothers words "I was born in Leith!" 

Voting listing in 1935 - address showing as - 31 Primrose Street.

Death Certificate dated April 1943 corrected entry showing address as 736 Ferry Road, Edinburgh
/ district shown as Haymarket

Hope that helps Ray 

[dowdstree]

In the 1939/1940 Electoral Register for Edinburgh she was living at 20 Royston Mains Avenue. Her husband Robinson is also listed.

This address is very near to where she died in Ferry Road.

No help with her burial sorry.

Dorrie

[baggies023]

Thank you Dorrie.
I'm pretty sure, my grandmother mentioned Royston Mains school.
Would that be close to where they lived?
Does that school still exist  ?
Interesting
Thanks

[dowdstree]

Unfortunately Royston Primary School was knocked down a few years ago but it was only a short distance from Royston Mains Avenue.

Are you on Ancestry? There are a number of trees there with Victoria and Robinson along with photographs.

Still no luck with her burial.

Dorrie

[baggies023]

Aww, it's been knocked down!
 Such a pitty that!

I'm hoping to visit Edinburgh, at some point next year.
I haven't been since I was a kid.

I'd like to visit the places I've found while doing my research.

Places like :  Ferry Road & Primrose street, and many others.

Ooh and Edinburgh castle!
Is that where the Scotland National Museum is ?
My 2 x great Uncle Peter Currie - he was a district gunner - his medals are kept there.
I did manage to find information on the Museum web page.

"Press photograph of Sergeant Peter Currie, as District Gunner, showing the one o'clock gun to a group of U.S. Navy sailors, c. 1950"

I would love to see this photo of him and view his medals.

I did try searching the old archives papers.

But haven't found nothing yet!

Yes, I'm on Ancestry.

 But, the icing on the cake.. would be to finally find, where my Great Grandmother is buried or cremated.
 All I can do is keep searching!

Thank you Dorrie, for your information.
Appreciated.