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Title: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: findmartha on Sunday 23 September 12 20:00 BST (UK)
I am really struggling to find the burial place of my Great Grandma.
Her daughter (my gran) died last week and she never knew where her mum was buried.
I have tried but cannot seem to get anywhere and now I feel like i owe it to my gran to find her.
If anyone can help?
The information i have is

Martha Ann Tuke.
She was married to Thomas Edwin Tuke and i think she died in 1921.
She was from the Leeds area.
I think her maiden name was Winstanley.

Any ideas please? Thanks
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: groom on Sunday 23 September 12 20:05 BST (UK)
Hi

Welcome to Rootschat

This looks like her death

Deaths Dec 1921 
Tuke    Martha A    38    Leeds    9b   489

and yes, she was born Martha Winstanley - this is her marriage


Marriages Mar 1902   
 
Tuke    Thomas Edwin        Leeds    9b   820    
Winstanley    Martha Annie        Leeds    9b   820

Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: lizdb on Sunday 23 September 12 20:05 BST (UK)
This looks like her death:

Oct/NOv/Dec 1921
Leeds Reg District ref 9b 489
MArtha A Tuke age 38

Getting the death cert will give you a more exact idea of where in Leeds she died.
Then it is a case of researching churchyards, or more likely by that time, munucipal cemeteries for that area.
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: findmartha on Sunday 23 September 12 20:09 BST (UK)
So there is no specific website that would tell you where she might be buried?
I know there is a death certificate which says she was murdered but that is all i know.
thanks for you help though
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: lizdb on Sunday 23 September 12 20:11 BST (UK)
Sorry, no.

But if she was murdered it would be worth looking for Newspaper reports etc to get more info.

And when you do look for the burial, remember it may be longer after the death than yuo would normally expect, if there were police enquiries etc.
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: despair on Sunday 23 September 12 20:33 BST (UK)
If you have A******y membership(even "pay as you go") they have a database set "West Yorkshire Burials 1813-1985" that might yield something,including parish.

Regards
Roger
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: groom on Sunday 23 September 12 20:39 BST (UK)
If you have A******y membership(even "pay as you go") they have a database set "West Yorkshire Burials 1813-1985" that might yield something,including parish.

Regards
Roger

Unfortunately she isn't on that.
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: Pels. on Sunday 23 September 12 20:46 BST (UK)



I've requested this be moved to the West Riding board, someone near to Leeds might be able to check the newspapers, as already suggested.

Kind regards,

Pels.
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: onefortheroad on Sunday 23 September 12 21:49 BST (UK)
There's an entry in the NBI that may fit:-

8 October 1924
Martha TUKE
Aged 39
Buried, Harehills Cemetery, Leeds.

Hope this helps,

David
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: groom on Sunday 23 September 12 22:23 BST (UK)
There's an entry in the NBI that may fit:-

8 October 1924
Martha TUKE
Aged 39
Buried, Harehills Cemetery, Leeds.

Hope this helps,

David

I think that might be this one

Deaths Dec 1924 
Tuke    Martha    39    Leeds    9b   385
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: Calverley Lad on Sunday 23 September 12 22:32 BST (UK)
The records shows that Martha was buried with 2 others.
Martha Tuke aged 39 buried 8th Oct 1924
William Tuke aged 46 buried 24th Apr 1929
Frank Tuke aged 23 buried 16th Feb 1940
Confirmed as grave E 0132 Consecrated section Harehills Leeds
 Brian
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: onefortheroad on Sunday 23 September 12 22:35 BST (UK)
There's an entry in the NBI that may fit:-

8 October 1924
Martha TUKE
Aged 39
Buried, Harehills Cemetery, Leeds.

Hope this helps,

David

I think that might be this one

Deaths Dec 1924 
Tuke    Martha    39    Leeds    9b   385

Hi, Groom.  Wouldn't that mean she was buried alive?  :o :o   ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: groom on Sunday 23 September 12 22:40 BST (UK)
 ;D ;D ;D No,  because it's the December quarter of registration from Freebmd so she could have died in October which she obviously did.  ;D ;D ;D

Jan
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: onefortheroad on Sunday 23 September 12 22:52 BST (UK)
Sorry, Jan. Didn't realise you meant Dec quarter. My fault.  :-X :-X :'( :'( :'( :'(
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: groom on Sunday 23 September 12 22:52 BST (UK)
 ;D ;D
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: chrisj1961 on Sunday 23 September 12 23:04 BST (UK)
Have found her.  She is in Woodhouse Cemetery, died on November 16 1921 and was buried on November 19 1921.  Parents are down as William and Amelia Winstanley and she was living at 8, Jermyn Street.  However, she is down as a widow ??

Burial Entry 75392, Grave 731.  Hope that's OK for you.

Chris
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: groom on Sunday 23 September 12 23:09 BST (UK)
Well done Chris.
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: chrisj1961 on Sunday 23 September 12 23:10 BST (UK)
Am assuming she wasn't murdered by her husband however, as Woodhouse Cemetery also has Thomas Edwin Tuke down as dying on October 31 1917 of consumption and buried on November 3rd 1917, living at same address 8, Jermyn Street, burial entry 71853 and grave no 6755.
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: onefortheroad on Sunday 23 September 12 23:42 BST (UK)
Nice researching, Chris.   8)  8)

David
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: findmartha on Monday 24 September 12 09:39 BST (UK)
Thank you so much! My family will be very pleased.
Really appreciated!!
Title: Re: I cannot find a burial site?
Post by: groom on Monday 24 September 12 10:19 BST (UK)
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She is in Woodhouse Cemetery, died on November 16 1921 and was buried on November 19 1921.

That's very quick if she was murdered.