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Graveyard searches in Newcastle upon Tyne area

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Mauveen

Mauveen Report 5 Aug 2013 18:25

Hi Paula I am trying to find the graves of my grandparents Mary Fortune died in April 1927 and her husband William Fortune who died in Feb 1951. Both were Roman Catholics and lived in Canterbury Street Wallsend on Tyne. I dont know if you can help me as I dont know what cemetery they would be in. But I would imagine it to be from a Catholic Graveyard. Unfortunately I live in Somerset and because of my declining years cant get up to do this.I await a reply with all good wishes. Mauveen

Eringobragh1916

Eringobragh1916 Report 6 Aug 2013 07:44

Maureen.... Paula's Post is nearly 8years old and shes not been back to it since 2005....


I would imagine your g.parents were either buried in St Peters Cemetery Church Bank Wallsend or Holy Cross Cemetery St Peters Rd Wallsend.
There is no RC Cemetery per se but both have RC Sections Holy Cross (the newer one) has an extensive RC Section as does St Peters...that being said your grandmother Mary pre deceased g.father William so if as I suppose they were buried together I would opt for St Peters Church Bank.....

I cannot locate a Canterbury St.for Wallsend for the time in question but there was one in Walker...in which case you would be looking at St Anthonys for the burials...
EDIT 08.30

Both deaths were Reg. Ncle so I would be looking at the Walker Burials not Wallsend

Hope this helps....

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 6 Aug 2013 08:37

The 1911 shows the address as Byker so I think the Walker one suggested by Eringobragh is most likely (Byker and Walker run into each other)

FORTUNE, William Head Married M 45 1866 Motorman Electric Car Ireland Wexford Resident
FORTUNE, Mary Wife Married 11 years F 35 1876 Ireland Wexford Resident
FORTUNE, Mary Daughter F 14 1897 Att School Dublin City Resident
FORTUNE, Annie Daughter F 10 1901 Att School Glasgow City Res
FORTUNE, John Son M 5 1906 Newcastle on Tyne
FORTUNE, Thomas Son M 0 (3 MONTHS) 1911 Newcastle on Tyne

RG number: RG14 Piece: 30669
Reference: RG14PN30669 RG78PN1756 RD558 SD6 ED13 SN162
Registration District: Newcastle upon Tyne
Sub District: Byker
Enumeration District: 13
Parish: Byker

Address: 27 Canterbury St Byker N/c County: Northumberland

BUT - were they still living there when they died?