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This is fantastic! I have been searching for michael worthingtons wife -Mary. I was trying to find her maiden name but no success so far- any ideas on that!? Also I was wondering how to try and find pictures of all of the people mentioned? Any further help is greatly appreciated xx

Thanks Groom

Where abouts in Croydon are you from- are you still associated with the area at all?

Hi,
Am looking for the Worthingtons who lived in the above areas. They were my great grandparents. Walter Worthington b.1888 and Alice Eliza Worthington b.1890 (Nee Standing) they had several children SOME of which were Harry, William, Alfred and Leonard and Rose. They moved to the Croydon area hence me being born there to the daughter of one of their still living daughters......

I am searching for the Worthington side and Standing side of my family so if anyone can pass on info I would find this beneficial as I am working on a surprise presentation for my nans birthday as she knows little about her folks. I have a bit more info should anyone require it.

Hoping you can help

Murf

Interesting story.

I'm curious how many of us would go to this much effort to put an ancestor's burial right. Thoughts?

I am in the middle of something similar...similar but different if you catch me.

Many of you who have read my other posts will see that I am searching for James Murphy who died in Wandsworth Prison, England.
He died by 'hanging by the neck until dead' for a robbery and murder which went a bit wrong... it was supposed to be a robbery but the fight that ensued went wrong and the poor man died....

James Murphy was my great grandfather and his story has intrigued me and so i have researched his case through prison archives and various docs....
i was saddened to discover that since his hanging and burial there has been a road built over him!!

I know he went to prison for something terrible however im not sure about the whole 'being built over'
the road was built over him in the 80's and a number of other people were exhumed when this was done.... Lord Haw Haw i believe was one of those pulled up from the plot area....
however my great grandad is still under there being driven over every day....

IMHO i have respect for the dead regardless of why they are dead and i would never consider building on them! in todays day and age a little more compassion from authorities would  be expected and a exhumation and reburial of all prisoners in the area shold have been conducted, but apparently we are still in the cold emotional age of the Victorians here and none of the families were ever contacted lol  So i have contacted various persons with review of my ggrandad being exhumed and released to our family so i can put him under some trees or if he  has to remain within prison walls as part of his punishment, then for him to be reburied in another area of the prison....

fingers crossed its granted and i can move him on