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Title: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: Tehmi77 on Friday 07 October 11 15:38 BST (UK)

Hi there, I have family that were buried in Birmingham. As there are probably hundreds of cemeteries in the Birmingham area, I wondered if there was any way to find out at which cemetery they were buried??

Can anyone Help????

Title: Re: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: nanny jan on Friday 07 October 11 16:20 BST (UK)

Hi,

This might help:

http://www.wfhs.org.uk/index.html


Nanny Jan

Title: Re: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: weste on Friday 07 October 11 17:18 BST (UK)

Any ideas of where abouts they lived?

Title: Re: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: Tehmi77 on Saturday 08 October 11 12:31 BST (UK)

Thanks for the website , but this is more Warwickshire than Birmingham, but interesting as I do have relatives in Alcester, Warwickshire also.

Unfortunately I do not know where they lived in Birmingham, as there seems to be no record of the them on the 1911 Census. i know my own family lived in Alcester, and they are listed but not my other relatives.  They came over from Italy and from what I can gather the majority of them would have settled in the Italian Quarter in Birmingham and not all of the people residing in these houses took part in the Census., From there I am unsure of where they were living until the later census information becomes available.

Tehmi77

Title: Re: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: Lemontree on Saturday 08 October 11 21:50 BST (UK)

Did they marry or die or have children after 1911? A death certificate will give you an address as a starting point the same with a birth or marriage certificate - they will give you an address.

Have you looked in the probate registers for a will or admin? Any money that could be taxed the forms will be filled in - look through the indexes and order a will or admin for 6 quid as this can give a lot of info

Title: Re: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: Tehmi77 on Sunday 09 October 11 14:38 BST (UK)

Thanks for that, I will definitely look into.

Tehmi

Title: Re: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: Bojalu on Monday 10 October 11 10:05 BST (UK)

Would you like to give some names?

Many Italians settled in Digbeth and Deritend of Birmingham (known as little Italy) Particularly around Fazely Street, Bordesley Street, New Canal Street and Bartolomew Street.

If you ancestors were Catholic
The nearest Catholic Church is  St Michaels in Moor Street in Birmingham City Centre and still stands today.
Main Catholic church is St Chads in Birmingham.
Two large Cemeteries in Birmingham are Yardley ( a straight run from Digbeth ) or Witton Cemetery.

There are some burials for two cemeteries in Birmingham on website FindMyPast , this has been researched and compiled by the BMSGH.
One of these cemeteries -Key Hill in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter  was non denominational ( all faiths )

Bojalu

Title: Re: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: Tehmi77 on Monday 10 October 11 10:47 BST (UK)

Thank you for that information, I am looking for Cerrone's.
Anthony Cerrone who was born 1903 died 1958 & his wife Elizabeth born 1905 Died1989.
Mark Cerrone born 1905 died 1989
John Cerrone born 1911 died 1964

Of course the later deaths of Elizabeth and Mark may have been cremations according to my family, or Elizabeth may have re-married I am not sure.

I will have a look at that site


Ps - Do you know a lot about Italian history in Birmingham? If so I may have some further questions you may be able to help me with.

Thank You

Title: Re: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: Tehmi77 on Thursday 13 October 11 17:31 BST (UK)

Right, I went to Alcester cemetary and have found Elizabeth Anthony's wife along side my ggrandfather. So it is just the others i need to find, I have managed to get electoral roll records aswell  up until about 1955 so hopefully I can go to the local cemeteries and find other relatives in Birmingham.

Tehmi77

Title: Re: How to find out where my relatives were buried!!
Post by: Bojalu on Saturday 15 October 11 15:32 BST (UK)

Hi Tehmi77

I Have sent you a P.M

Bojalu