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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Warwickshire => Topic started by: elphaba on Sunday 17 June 12 16:31 BST (UK)
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Hi all
My ancestor John Bolton died 18th Dec 1862 in Milverton, Leamington, Warwickshire. He was buried on the 23rd Dec 1862 at Leamington Priors according to the burial entry I located on Ancestry. What I'm trying to work out is which churchyard this is likely to be. I have been informed that Leamington Spa cemetery didn't open until 1868 and prior to this it was a churchyard (known as Brunswick Street) attached to All Saints, the parish church for Leamington spa.
How can I find out if this was the churchyard he was buried in? Are there other records I can have checked? (I live in Australia). A kind soul at the council has checked MI's for this churchyard from 1993 but there is nothing for John. As he was a solicitor and had effects of under £10000 I thought there may have been a headstone wherever he was buried.
Appreciate any thoughts, advice or help with this!!
Carolyn
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You have answered your own question!
There is a MI for a Bolton in Brunswick Street but you have to buy a fiche to find out a Christian name.
Perhaps a request to the Leamington Courier or the Leamington Library may 'solicit' an answer, he would be regarded as important and would be sure to have details of his funeral in the local press.
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Hi Al in Vane
Sometimes it's hard to get the gist of places when you're a long way away! I found that Leamington priors was a village but didn't know what the church was called or if there was more than one and so which churchyard I might find John in.
Is Leamington Priors the same place as Leamington Spa?? Most of the time a burial register lists the church name and the village or parish but this one confused me as there was no church name!!
I figured SKS would enlighten me so thankyou very much! Also appreciate the info on the MI for a Bolton but having had the lady at the council check the MI's and not finding my John, perhaps this is another with the same surname.
Thanks
Carolyn
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Hi Carolyn
Yes Leamington Spa was Leamingto Priors initially. Check out its history on-line:
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=57117
He may well be buried in one of the closed churchyards, for which Warwick District Council holds no records of burials. It might be worth contacting Warwickshire Local Hisotry Society via www.warwickshirehistory.org.uk, but I bet one of the really helpful local RC's will try to come up with something for you!
Best wishes
Hugs
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Sorry I meant to list the closed churchyards:
All Saints
New Street
Leam Terrace
St Margarets at Whitnash
Regards
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Thanks Hugs now I understand the town name better! Closed churchyard info is fantastic as it gives me somewhere to start looking. Thankyou for your leads, fingers crossed I find him. :D
Carolyn
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In your shoes Carolyn I would next email the Leamington Library, have found them very helpful in the past and one of the local newspapers of the time would bound to have a report of his funeral.
Al
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Thankyou for the direction Al, I will head that way and see what I can locate!
Carolyn
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Hi,
Reading this,
http://www.warwickdc.gov.uk/NR/EXERES/B3E8B04C-CCEE-47F3-AE2B-BA8A4042ACB9.htm
as you know the name, date and probable burial place it looks like they might do a search for free :)
Regards,
Daisy
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hi dont know if you hav e this from the standard london bolton on the 18th inst. at leamington john bolton esq. of dudley in his 57th year of his age
harrywrag
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Hi Daisy
I have checked out your link and will give them a try. Unfortunately the records they hold are not for the closed churchyards and there is a possibility John is in one of these. Only one of the cemeteries they hold records for was open when John died. You never know!
Cheers Carolyn
Hi Al
You were right - Leamington Library are very helpful and very quick!! What a shame there seems to be no obituary in the paper ::) Will keep on trying...
Cheers
Carolyn
Hi Harrywrag
No I did not have that information. I'm assuming from what you've written this is a London newspaper? How interesting......and brief!!
Cheers
Carolyn
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This seems to have got in a muddle.
Brunswick Street - this is where the Leamington Municipal cemetery opened in 1868 - and when it opened a section was set aside for Leamington All Saints church. There were not any burials in this cemetery before 1868
All Saints parish church, only had a very small graveyard next to the church. When this was full they used a piece of land in leam Terrace and when that was full they used a piece of land in new Street - after which the problem was solved as they got a section in the municipal cemetery in 1868.
So you could check All Saints to see if he was buried there.
As though the gent lived in Milverton, he could have been buried in his own parish church at Milverton or possibly in the parish of St Marks on the Rugby Road - these are two other option to investigate.
The municipal cemetery records are held by the district council
the parish church yard records are held by the record office in warwick.
The Leamington Courier is online at British Library - have you searched the index?
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As a solicitor was/is well regarded in local society I am aghast that there is no mention of his funeral in the local rag, possibly the Midland Daily Telegraph centred in Coventry would have been the better option.
Good luck, Al