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Title: Burial Look Up - Cardiff or Tonyrefail
Post by: GRFK on Thursday 27 October 11 12:28 BST (UK)

I have been trying for some time to find out where my great grandfather was buried. His name was Joseph Fortt and he died aged 69 in Oct - Dec 1925 in Pontypridd. The last known place he was living was in Tonyrefail in 1911. However, he may have lived in Cardiff at the time of death. I know that his wife who died many years later in Cardiff is buried in Trane cemetery, but I was told that there is no record of her husband being buried there.

Can anyone help?   

Title: Re: Burial Look Up - Cardiff or Tonyrefail
Post by: ambers on Thursday 27 October 11 12:40 BST (UK)

Link to a Tonyrefail site, they found my ggrandparents graves for me in a church that is closed now.

http://www.tonyrefail.org/forum/index.php?sid=ce8508406114138b9cffc02e54d970aa

Ambers

Title: Re: Burial Look Up - Cardiff or Tonyrefail
Post by: GRFK on Thursday 27 October 11 13:02 BST (UK)

Thank you Ambers, I will try them. I have previously tried some contacts in Tonyrefail with no success, but not that forum. Thanks again.

Title: Re: Burial Look Up - Cardiff or Tonyrefail
Post by: ambers on Thursday 27 October 11 13:08 BST (UK)

You are welcome :)

 Steve was really helpful with supplying me a  map of the graveyard and plot numbers, including who else was buried with them............that was a twig I didn't know about ;D

Ambers

Title: Re: Burial Look Up - Cardiff or Tonyrefail
Post by: tonyrefail on Thursday 27 October 11 18:24 BST (UK)

thanks for the compliment ambers   :)

grfk, ive replied to you on the tonyrefail forum here: http://www.tonyrefail.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=6082
 not the best news im afraid... sorry i couldnt have been of more help  :(

Title: Re: Burial Look Up - Cardiff or Tonyrefail
Post by: GRFK on Thursday 27 October 11 22:07 BST (UK)

Thanks Steve,

I've replied to you on the Tonyrefail forum.

Title: Re: Burial Look Up - Cardiff or Tonyrefail
Post by: ambers on Friday 28 October 11 12:22 BST (UK)

You deserve it Steve ;D

Considering that your site is not really a Family history one, I was really impressed with the information that you gave me. ;)

Ambers

Title: Re: Burial Look Up - Cardiff or Tonyrefail
Post by: wayjd on Friday 03 January 14 10:47 GMT (UK)

GRFK, I see your post is 3 years old, but I hope you are still researching this.

I am also researching the background of Joseph Fortt in South Wales - though I'm afraid I can't help with his burial place.

My aunt Winifred Mary b Cardiff 1918 was brought up by a Joseph Fortt and family - she lived in Pontypridd and Cardiff before emigrating to Australia in the early 1950's.

Do you know from your family members if "your" Joseph (Henry ??) Fortt was the father in her foster family ??

Any help greatly appreciated.