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Leicestershire burial or cremation

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Fiona

Fiona Report 13 May 2014 14:12

Please can anyone help.....Doing a Leicester trip in a few weeks concerning my Evans family side. Want to look for my greatgrandparents graves or cremation sites. I know were they lived and when they died but would love to know where they were laid to rest...no one in my family knows. Walter Evans died 1966 and his wife approx ten years earlier (Florence Evans) They lived in Stoneygate Road, Toller Road and earlier in their lives Leicester St. Margaret area. How on earth do you find out, some of the Leicester cemetaries are huge and when I rang their offices they weren't that helpful. Does anyone have any ideas, help or advice please. Always worth asking for ideas.
Thank you Fiona :-)

jansmith

jansmith Report 13 May 2014 14:14

you could have a look on this site (but not sure they have Leicestershire info)
https://www.deceasedonline.com/

jansmith

jansmith Report 13 May 2014 14:28

This could be his will index
Walter Evans of Nuffield House Barclay Street Leicester died 29th June 1966 probate Leicester 31 Aug 1966 to Francis Arthur Evans sales representative and William Ernest Hebden solicitor £10417

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 13 May 2014 14:32

To get help from the cemetery authorities, you need to be able to give precise info.

They don't have time to look for info based on approximate dates - especially with such common names.

So find out the exact dates of death - and last address - for both of them, and try again.

jansmith

jansmith Report 13 May 2014 14:41

for info I looked at Florence Evans death 1958 dec. but will info says wife of Arthur.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 13 May 2014 14:58

Fiona, buy their death certificates to get exact dates of death.

Fiona

Fiona Report 13 May 2014 14:59

Thank you : )
I have the will info, exact dates of death and addresses, but it is so hard to find out where they were buried or where to even start looking : ( even with that info. Both grandparents are dead and my Mum doesn't know, so they was never anyone to ask.
Walter Evans died at 99 years old at Nuffield house Leicester bless him.
Thank you Fiona.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 13 May 2014 15:08

Another possibility - perhaps they were cremated?

It was just when you said his wife died "approx 10 years" earlier it read as though it hadn't been confirmed.

Fiona

Fiona Report 13 May 2014 16:20

Yes, that's possible : ) Can't seem to find out either way for sure.

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 13 May 2014 16:30

The British Newspaper Archives don't have items as recent as the deaths but one of the libraries in the Leicestershire area might have archives. Seeing as you know exactly when they died it might be worth investigating that aspect to see if there was a death notice which would at least confirm their arrangements.

Fiona

Fiona Report 13 May 2014 16:49

I will try that , thank you : )