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Denise

Denise Report 15 Oct 2012 20:49

I am trying to find where my gt grandmother burried 5 of her 12 children. I know she and my gt, grandfather are burried in Greenwich cemetery and thought that would be the same for their children. Six children died. Deceased Online have just updated the Greenwich records and I have found one, she was 17. However I can't find any record for the other 5. the eldest of who was just 9 months. Even if the baby is put into someone elses' coffin surley there should be a record of some kind. Has anyone got any ideas as to where to look next?
Denise

Fleurthecat

Fleurthecat Report 15 Oct 2012 21:10


I had a similar situation several years ago, I finally found the grave I was looking for by contacting the council responsible for the cemetery. They were able to give me a map of the cemetery with the grave I was looking for marked. It's worth a try, if they don't have the details they may know who does.

Have you tried Find my past and Family search? Depending on the area they have been useful for burials.

Researching:
Cousins/Howard/Clayton -Norfolk.

Linda

Linda Report 15 Oct 2012 21:31

I have a friend whose baby was only a few days old when he died and the hospital arranged everything. Depending on the age of the children have you considered this possibility?

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 15 Oct 2012 21:39

Do you have names for the children?

My great aunt's stepson was buried with her sister and her sister's husband so it may be worth checking out all the family burial lairs.

Researching:

Quoy

Quoy Report 15 Oct 2012 23:56

Hello

as Rootgatherer says have you the names of the children

if not have you tried

child of

example from Manchester

Burial Date Deceased Cemetery Grave Number Grave Details
08/05/1899 Child Of Smith Southern Cemetery MChurch of England 890 View details
27/02/1855 Child Of Smith Manchester General Cemetery UnknownSection 15 View details

Denise

Denise Report 16 Oct 2012 21:04

Hi, yes I have the names of the babies and the dates of their deaths. As far as I know there aren't any other family graves for them to be burried in, I imagine, like their elder sister and their parents, they would be in public graves. I felt sure that I would have found them in one of Greenwichs cemeteries. Their names are: Sidney Lambourn age 1 d.o.d. 1886, William Edwin Lambourn d.o.d.5/11/1897, Percy Lambourn age 9 months d.o.d. 19.10.1890 ,Nellie Lambourn age 3 d.o.d. 1896 Maud Lambourn age 4 mths. 1896. As they all died in their home would the hospital have had any dealings with the arrangements?
Thank you all for your time and suggestions.

Denise