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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Leicestershire => Topic started by: Thief2 on Tuesday 19 October 21 14:33 BST (UK)
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Can anyone help me of the whereabouts of two relatives of mine?
They are man and wife and lived all of their married lives in Melton Mowbray.
Alban Ainge born in 1826 in Belton in Rutland and died in 1911 in Melton Mowbray.
Jane Ainge ( nee Collett ) Born in 1828 in Wymondham, Leicestershire and died in 1884 in Melton Mowbray.
Any help will be much appreciated.
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Welcome to RootsChat :)
I can't readily see burials for Jane and Alban, but I did notice that Alban re-married in 1886 following Jane's death in 1884. 1911 census shows an address of 14 Pall Mall, Melton Mowbray. 1881 census shows an address of 10 Rutland Terrace.
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Free Reg has the burial of Alban Ainge, age 64, on 22 Jan 1819, at St Mary, Melton Mowbray.
Probably not your man.
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Jane Ainge aged 56 of Melton Mowbray buried 3 May 1884 at Melton Mowbray Wesleyan Methodist
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Many thanks for all of the replies.
Jomot - I have the same information about Jane , but cannot trace the actual burial place and plot.
The Wesleyan Methodist Church has no actual grave yard and was demolished many years ago.I am trying to find someone in he church who could search the church records but so far not luck.
Brentnor Boy - This is an earlier relative and not the one I am looking for so you are spot on.The name Alabna Ainge is very common in my family.
Bumble - Yes I have all of this information , but I am looking for where they are actually buried if possible.
I am hoping that someone can give me a steer for finding the burial locations for them both.
Regards
Thief2
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Very unhelpfully my CD for non-conformist baptisms & burials also has Jane's burial, but no further details.
However, the reference given is DE 3058/78, and the Leicestershire records office has various entries under DE3058, including the following: Melton Mowbray Wesleyan Chapel burial ground, 1881-1940
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Now that is interesting Jomot, as it mentions an actual burial ground for the Wesleyan church!
This is new to me and the dates are overlapping with the King street ( 1847 - 1890) and Thorpe road cemeteries ( 1890 to present) active lives.
You have found a possible route to success here!
The record details can be traced as you suggest in the Leicestershire Records Office.
I have contacts there and will follow this up and feedback my findings!
Many thanks Jomot I really appreciate it.
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Old maps show a Methodist burial ground at the rear of the chapel at the junction of Sage Cross Street and Timber Hill.
See - https://www.old-maps.co.uk/#/Map/475476/319235/12/100243
David
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Many thanks for that David.
I was not aware that this burial ground even existed!
Given that the map states its existence in 1885 and one of my ancestors dies in 1884, there may be a chance of finding more.
If this burial ground was still in use after 1911, then I may find the other ancestor too!
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Just an update on the records that Jomot / David provided.
I visited the Leicestershire Records Office yesterday and found the burial details of a possible relative.
The record was found in Volume DE3058/78 as Jomot suggested.
Unfortunately, the name was only listed as AINGE with no christian name.
The date and location are exact though and show a burial at that church in May of 1884.
No further records found for AINGE though :(
The search continues .... :)
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Final update here.
I have now traced the final location ( burial ) of Jane Ainge d.1884.
She was originally buried in the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel graveyard on Sage Cross street.
This church was demolished some time after and the land sold to a well known supermarket chain.
The graves were exhumed and interned again in the Thorpe Road cemetery in 1987 in a grave with 11 soles.
Jane is one of them.
Still no signs of Alban though ( Jane's husband d.1911).
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Hi,
I live in Melton and remember the gravestones which were behind the old Sage Cross Methodist Church. I'm not sure what happened to the stones when the burials were removed, my dad would have known as he was on the Church committee at that time.
Pete.
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Thanks Pete.
I can ask that question of our local council and see if they know what happened to them.
They have the records of the relocation and may have some answers.
There is a single gravestone at the 11 burials on Thorpe Road , but it has deteriorated so much, that it is unreadable.
One step forward and two back! :(
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There's a picture of the stone dedicated to the 11 who were reburied on the fb page Memories of Melton Mowbray.
In the library they have old Melton Times papers on microfilm, so maybe you could check the November 1987 issues to see if anything is mentioned.
Good luck,
Pete.