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Doris Alice Warner
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LindaC | Report | 18 Oct 2014 09:24 |
What I am unsure about is that the cost of bringing her body back to Kent from Surrey in 1949 would have been quite expensive. Although I don't think my grandfather was poor (as he had a car) I don't think he was wealthy. That is what makes me think the burial or cremation might have been nearer to the hospital. Their family ties were to Aldershot and Enfield/Edmonton so I think it is probably more likely to be in one of those areas. They didn't really have family ties to Kent at that time from what I have been able to establish. |
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jax | Report | 18 Oct 2014 00:05 |
I would have thought she would have been buried near to home myself.... Not everyone had access to transport back then as we do now. My grandparents were cremated although not that close to their home it was the main crematorium for the area |
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LindaC | Report | 17 Oct 2014 22:14 |
I have now heard from Surrey Parks and Cemeteries. They say that they don't have a central record so I will have to contact every church and cemetery individually. I then had a thought that as my grandfather's family lived in Aldershot and that is where they had been travelling to when the accident happened she might have been taken there for burial but I have had a prompt reply from Aldershot cemetery to say that they don't have any record of her. Does anyone know what would have been normal practice in 1949 - would it be more likely that she was buried near to the hospital where she died or is she more likely to be buried elsewhere? Also had cremations started in 1949 or is it more likely that she was buried? Thanks |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 15 Oct 2014 04:01 |
Linda |
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LindaC | Report | 14 Oct 2014 18:25 |
Dartford Local Studies have now provided me with a copy of the newspaper article detailing the accident. It is so sad - my grandmother died at the age of 39 following a car accident. She had a broken neck, broken thigh bones and a broken leg. As I thought - my grandfather was driving the car. They did operate on her but she died the following day. They did not charge me to provide this information so it definitely varies from each Local Studies group. I am just waiting to hear now from the Surrey Parks and Cemeteries to see if she was buried in their location. |
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LindaC | Report | 9 Oct 2014 14:44 |
The email I sent yesterday evening to Woking library has been forwarded to Surrey Local Studies archive as they say they don't have the resources to deal with my enquiry so I have not made any progress on that front. I am still hopeful that Dartford library might be able to help but I am still waiting for a reply. I have also emailed the Parks and Cemeteries dept in Surrey but haven't heard from them yet. I have definitely not been as fortunate as Sylvia in my search! |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 9 Oct 2014 01:28 |
that certainly would be much cheaper! :-) |
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LindaC | Report | 8 Oct 2014 21:22 |
I was somewhat surprised by the charge and am obviously concerned about how long the search might take. I intially emailed Dartford library but my email has been forwarded to the Dartford Local Studies archive and I am still waiting to hear from them so don't know if they will charge or not. Dartford Borough Council were very helpful and have searched their cemetary records but did not make a charge. I have been able to check the possible churchyard records online at cityark - again no charge. However it is obviously a different situation in Surrey. I have now emailed Woking library but I suspect they will pass it on to the Local Studies archive. If the library don't help I will try the Surrey cemetaries or may consider going to Surrey to look for myself in the library - I live in Kent so that will be considerably cheaper! |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 8 Oct 2014 20:55 |
Linda ................ |
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jax | Report | 8 Oct 2014 18:57 |
Have you not tried the main Library for the area? they should have copies of local papers.....certainly would not pay that sort of money |
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LindaC | Report | 8 Oct 2014 18:50 |
I have now established that my grandmother was not buried in the Greenhithe/Dartford area but am waiting for a reply to my email to Dartford Local Archives study centre to see if there is anything reported in the local papers. I have had a reply from Surrey Local Archives study centre and they charge £36 an hour for any research plus £36 to see if there is a coroner's report and if there is and it can be released that will be forwarded but if there isn't a coroner's report or it can't be released I will not get a refund. Does anyone have any idea of how long a search of the newspapers might take. Although I am happy to pay I do not have unlimited funds! I will wait to hear from Dartford Local Archive study centre before seeing if it is necessary for a search to be made in Surrey but just would like any of your thoughts on possible costs. Thank you |
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LindaC | Report | 30 Sep 2014 22:08 |
I have sent a few emails this evening to Local Archives study centres - so fingers crossed they will be able to find something. Will let you know how I get on |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 30 Sep 2014 20:47 |
not all newspapers are online .......... in fact I think that few from the middle of last century have been digitised. |
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jax | Report | 30 Sep 2014 20:42 |
My grandparents died in a car accident although some years after your grandmothers death. |
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LindaC | Report | 30 Sep 2014 20:29 |
I haven't got her death certificate but I will send for it this week. I feel sure the accident would have been reported in either a Dartford or Surrey newspaper but my online searches have not produced any results |
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Flip | Report | 30 Sep 2014 18:38 |
Do you have a copy of her death cert to check if it was the coroner as informant? If it was then there would have been an inquest - although it must have been over quickly as her death was registered within the same quarter as date of death. (A death subject to an inquest is only registered when the inquest is concluded). |
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LindaC | Report | 30 Sep 2014 18:15 |
Many thanks for your suggestions |
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SylviaInCanada | Report | 30 Sep 2014 07:04 |
Contact the Local Archives Study Centre at both the place where she was living and where she died, and ask them to check old copies of any newspapers that they have in their holdings |
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Andrew | Report | 29 Sep 2014 23:47 |
Maybe of interest |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 29 Sep 2014 23:25 |
if you have her death cert you could try the Parks & Cemetery dept of both local councils to see if they can locate her burial |
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