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Looking for Grave of Joseph Rigby in Liverpool

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Joanie

Joanie Report 2 Oct 2013 22:44

Just wondered if anyone knew how i could fine the Grave of my G Grandpa :

Joseph Rigby died on 24/05/1940 in Liverpool, his wife Mary Ellen Rigby died 29/05/1941, are there any sites I can check, if i only knew the graveyard i would do a search on foot...bit of a long shot i know....But no one alive to ask.

Ciao

Joanie :-S

Researching:
Rigby - Huskisson - Alderson - Stewardson - McNally...Liverpool - Lancashire - St Helens - Shap.

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 2 Oct 2013 23:02

When was she born ?

Name: Mary Ellen Rigby
Birth Year: abt 1878
Age: 63
Death Year: abt 1941
Burial Date: 4 Jun 1941
Parish: Ford Cemetery


Residence given as 74 Wigan Rd, ormskirk.


Whcih would match this death reg
Name: Mary E Rigby
Birth Date: abt 1878
Date of Registration: Jun 1941
Age at Death: 63
Registration District: Ormskirk
Inferred County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 1552


So probably wrong one

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KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Oct 2013 23:26

Contact Liverpool Cemeteries Department. If you have the exact date of death they should be able to find out for you whether or not he is buried in one of their 6 cemeteries.

Kath. x

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 2 Oct 2013 23:26

At that time would be municipal cemeteries owned by the local Council or could have been a cremation again council.

If you have death certs contact the local council Parks & Cemeteries dept giving them the details from the death certs and they should be able to give you the info.

May charge though for the search as lots are now latching on to it being a money earner

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Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

Joanie

Joanie Report 2 Oct 2013 23:46

Thanks Folks, Glitter you have her there, even though she never lived near Ormskirk ( I do it is 5 miles away ) she was in that hospital for some reason as i have her death cert... and Ford Cem ...that will make it easier for me to search. Thank you so much Folks will contact the cemeteries dept....

Ciao

Joanie x

Researching:
Rigby - Huskisson - Alderson - Stewardson - McNally...Liverpool - Lancashire - St Helens - Shap.

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 3 Oct 2013 03:47

In many instances if you do know the cemetary, give them a call direct if you know the date of death. They may still hold the record books

However, if you do have to contact the council, as said many are now charging for this search, not necessarily as a money making exercise, but because it is time consuming for many a department which is stretched and understaffed. So time taken off to do genealogical research is time which has to now be factored in to many an already stretched working day.

And some councils (Wandsworth in London) charge £30.00+ per seach for this, they are money grabbing jobsworths (I do have a problem with this council!).

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We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

Gee

Gee Report 3 Oct 2013 07:22

Not the grave details but wondered if you have this?



England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

Name:Joseph Rigby of 21 Rothesay St

Probate Date:7 Oct 1941

Death Date:24 May 1940

Death Place:Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Registry:Liverpool, England

Administration to: Joseph Rigby (Cable maker) £527 1s 1d




England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966

Name:Mary Ellen Rigby of 74 Dwerry House Lane

Probate Date:29 Aug 1941

Death Date:29 May 1941 @The Emergency Hospital, Ormskirk

Death Place:Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Registry:Liverpool, England

Administration to: Joseph Rigby (Cable maker) £354 16s

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